MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 11th 2005
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' media coverage in UK on show next week.
An exhibition book of UK media coverage of the Falklands will be on display at Standard Chartered Bank in Stanley next week.
The publicity has been generated by Keene, the public relations consultancy for the Falkland Islands Government. -
Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Movie hall in Antarctica
Argentina will inaugurate this Monday the first movie hall in King George Island in the Jubany base.
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: Breaking News
Headlines:
President Lagos mother dies; German Antarctic scientific cruise; New 170 bedrooms hotel for Punta Arenas; Concern with new gas supply legislation; Wide band reaches Punta Arenas; Preparing for cardiovascular surgery; China's Travel Channel films Patagonia. -
Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Cuban Convertible Peso revalued 8%
Cuba made effective Saturday April 9 the 8% devaluation of the US dollar in Cuban territory after having abolished the circulation of the green back replacing it by the Cuban convertible peso or better known as CUC.
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Mexico's controversy could internationalize.
Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who was stripped of his immunity from prosecution last week, said Sunday he would take his case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerica after closer ties with Asia
The Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, opened Sunday in Okinawa its annual general assembly and the main issue on the table has been closer trade links with Asia, and more specifically China's bid to become a member of the multilateral credit institution which has divided the region's countries.
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina and Brazil partners, but?
The coming summit of the South American Community scheduled for this Thursday/Friday in Brazil should help to clear certain shadows looming over the initiative which encompasses ten South American countries.
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Mexico contest OAS Secretary General seat
Chile with strong South American and Caribbean support is confident it will win the bitterly contested Organization of American States, OAS, secretary general post which is being disputed with Mexico, backed by United States and Canada.
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Desire Petroleum Press Release
Desire Petroleum Monday announces the appointment of Peak Well Management to carry out the well design and drilling project management of the planned 3-well drilling programme in the Falkland Islands.
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Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
OAS can't agree: new voting round May 2.
The Organization of American States Secretary General election will resume next May 2 after five rounds of unsuccessful draws between the two competing candidates from Chile and Mexico.
