MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 2005
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Sunday, February 13th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Lula after contracts from oil rich Venezuela.
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives Sunday for a state visit to Venezuela when he will be signing with his counterpart Hugo Chavez a strategic cooperation agreement encompassing several fields.
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Sunday, February 13th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Fisheries News.
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Argentine Navy arrests Taiwanese jigger; EC expedites relief to tsunami-battered fisheries. -
Sunday, February 13th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
2004, fourth warmest year on record.
Greenhouse gases and to a lesser extent the El Niño current in the Pacific contributed to making 2004 the fourth warmest year on Earth since temperature measurements began worldwide at the end of the 19th century, revealed NASA scientists.
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Saturday, February 12th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Gold and minerals exploration starts end of the month
FALKLAND Gold and Minerals Ltd (FGML) is preparing to begin onshore drilling sometime at the end of February.
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Saturday, February 12th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Puerto Rican governor wants referendum on island's status.
Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila offered a bill Friday calling for a referendum to decide a procedure for resolving the political status of the island, which is currently a U.S. commonwealth.
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Saturday, February 12th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Queen Sonja visits the “White Continent”.
Queen Sonja landed on the new Norwegian airfield in the Antarctic just after midnight in a Norwegian Hercules transport plane from Cape Town in South Africa following a nine-hour flight.
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Saturday, February 12th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
C-130K: RAF has not grounded its fleet.
The RAF will not stop its Hercules C-130 planes flying despite America grounding its 30 oldest aircraft because of wing cracks, the Ministry of Defence has said.
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Saturday, February 12th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands send “warmest congratulations” to Prince Charles.
The Falkland Islands Government has been quick to react positively to the news that the heir to the British throne is to marry.
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Friday, February 11th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
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School musicians gain exam passes; Man cleared of child assault; Lack of information ?irritates' councillors; Congo House wrecked by FIRE. -
Friday, February 11th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Magallanes Corriedale pioneer dies in Punta Arenas.
A leading farmer and Corriedale pioneer from Magallanes Region died this week in Punta Arenas of respiratory complications at the age of 87.
