MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 2005
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Friday, April 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Multitudes join powerful for Pope's funeral
Presidents, prime ministers and kings from around the world joined hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, prelates and other religious leaders in paying a final farewell Friday to Pope John Paul II in one of the largest religious gatherings in the West in modern times.
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Friday, April 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: 60,000 tonnes of hake in first quarter
The Argentine commercial fishing fleet landed 61,264 tonnes of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) during the first quarter of this year, mostly caught south of parallel 41º S.
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Friday, April 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Scotiabank sues Argentina for 600 million US dollars.
Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia is seeking more than 600 million US dollars in damages from the Argentine government, blaming actions by authorities for the losses it suffered when it shut down its Argentine banking unit, Quilmes, during the 2002 currency crisis and massive sovereign default.
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Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Record car production in Brazil
Brazil's automobile industry set new monthly and quarterly production records in March, with exports playing a leading role the vehicle manufacturers association announced this week.
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Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Strong warning for Ecuadorian Armed Forces
Ecuadorian Armed Forces warned Wednesday that they would not tolerate “anarchy” in the country as thousands of government supporters and opponents took to the streets of the capital Quito to protest amid a political crisis sparked by the removal of Supreme Court members.
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Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: Breaking News.
Headlines:
Howard Drake next British Ambassador in Chile; Record lamb killing year for Magallanes Region; One out of three Chilean households, victim of crime;
Chilean primary debate in Punta Arenas. -
Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Fisheries News.
Headlines:
Argentina and Falklands could close squid fishery earlier than anticipated; Hake fishers big and small to pay for licenses on a per-tonne basis; Moderate optimism over fisheries activity in 2005. -
Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited
Exploration Update & Appointment of Full Time Exploration Manager.
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (“FOGL”) announces the appointment of Patrick Bird as Exploration Manager. -
Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Montevideo container terminal expansion advances
Four groups have submitted adjusted offers to Terminal Cuenca del Plata, TCP, which operates a container port terminal at Uruguay's capital Montevideo, for an expansion and recovery project.
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Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
ECB leaves Euro rates unchanged at 2%
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank, ECB, decided Thursday to keep the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations unchanged at 2%.
