MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 2005
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Friday, February 11th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chile honours Argentine Foreign Secretary Bielsa.
The Chilean government bestowed Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafael Bielsa with one the country's most important honours, the Great Cross of the Bernardo O'Higgins Merit Order, in recognition for his “constant work encouraging and maintaining the good level of bilateral relation”.
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Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands aid to Grenada acknowledged.
On Tuesday morning, in a short ceremony, in Grenada, the Caribbean Island devastated last year by Hurricane Ivan, Mr. Vic Wallis, Resident British High Commissioner handed over a cheque, for EC$25,225 to the Ministry of Education on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government.
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Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chile to appeal to WTO over EU's salmon barriers.
Chile said it has appealed to the World Trade Organization against limits placed by the European Union on farmed salmon imports at the beginning of February.
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Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil: Last Day of Carnival.
Street bands snarled traffic across the city as tens of thousands of paraders took to the streets Tuesday for the final day of carnival.
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Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Lula celebrates party's anniversary.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, has much to commemorate during Thursday's anniversary of the governing Workers' party, which he helped found as a union leader 25 years ago.
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Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Charles to wed Camilla.
Britain's Prince Charles is to marry his long-term lover, Camilla Parker Bowles, British media reports said quoting official royal sources.
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Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's landings totaled 852,000 tonnes in 2004
The Argentine Fisheries Department Statistics Office announced that in 2004 the Argentine fishing fleet landed 851,689 tonnes of fish and shellfish.
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Wednesday, February 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Argentines fatter and 56% have Indian ancestors.
Argentines have been putting on weight at an average 3.5 kilos per decade and for over half a century according to “Obesity in Argentina”, the latest report to address a growing concern all over the world.
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Wednesday, February 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela calls US official “impertinent”
Venezuela described Tuesday as “impertinent” United States expressions of concern regarding planned arms purchases from Russia.
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Wednesday, February 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas Breaking News.
Headlines:
Cabo de Hornos hotel new owners in March; Fire in Chilean Antarctic base; Ozone concentration “moderately low”; Record year for Torres del Paine Park.
