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Stories for February 14th 2005

  • Monday, February 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Basic food basket below consumer prices.

    The price of the basic food basket consumed by an Argentine family increased 2,45% during 2004 according to the latest data from the Argentine Statistics and Census Office.

  • Monday, February 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Sealers camps unearthed in South Shetlands.

    Researchers from the Chilean Antarctic Institute Natural History Museum have discovered interesting remains and utensils from sealing settlements in the South Shetland Islands dating back to the early XIXth. Century, reports Punta Arenas La Prensa Austral.

  • Monday, February 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    China's exports surged 42% last January.

    China which in 2004 became the world's third trading power behind United States and Germany in January reported a 42% increase in exports compared to the same month a year ago.

  • Monday, February 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Saudi Arabia promises to boost oil production.

    The world's main oil producer and exporter Saudi Arabia announced a four years plan to increase daily output from nine million barrels per day to twelve million.

  • Monday, February 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Tierra del Fuego farmers explore Indian market.

    A group of associated Tierra del Fuego farmers are exploring the possibilities of selling wool to India following a business trip to the cities of Bombay, New Delhi and the textile industry hub of Ludiana.

  • Monday, February 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Desire Petroleum plc.

    Proposed Placing of 35,555,556 Placing Shares at 45p per share and Open Offer of 20,335,100 Open Offer Shares at 45p per share on the basis of 1 Open Offer Share for every 8 Existing Ordinary Shares.

  • Monday, February 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Colombia and Ecuador are Cupid's best allies.

    Four months of hard work in the Colombian and Ecuadorian highlands, climates well suited to the cultivation of lush roses, went into the sentiment embodied by a quarter of a billion flowers given to the object of someone's affection in the United States on Monday.