MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2005
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Tuesday, May 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' in full control of .fk domain
For the first time all technical work on email addresses and websites ending in .fk is being done in the Falkland Islands.
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Tuesday, May 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's central bank forecast to hold interest rate
Brazil's central bank this week could interrupt an eight-month cycle of monetary policy tightening, according to the country's leading financial institutions.
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Monday, May 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Australia to join with others to fight Japan's plan to boost whale catches
Australia will join forces with New Zealand, the United States and Britain to protest against Japan's plans to increase whaling, Prime Minister John Howard said.
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Monday, May 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean rightist opposition sundered
After long supporting economist Joaquín Lavín as its undisputed hope for December's presidential election, Chile's rightwing opposition coalition has split and now has two candidates.
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Monday, May 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Oil & Gas
Shares in Falkland Oil & Gas (100.5p) have slipped from the recent 135p high, but they look a good, if speculative, buy.
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Monday, May 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela regime “must change or be changed”
The Washington Center for Security Policy warned that the increasingly repressive - and aggressive ? government in Venezuela must either “change or be changed” if the region is to avoid the terrible human costs of a new generation of revolutionary upheaval.
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Monday, May 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
LAN and Argentina discuss non profitable lines
The Argentine government and Lan Chile's affiliate in Argentina which begins operations next month in the domestic market can't agree on the coverage of some non profitable lines such as flights to Rio Gallegos.
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Monday, May 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News
Headlines:
Patagonia Tourism Development Corporation; Magallanes salmon production, 6,000 tons; Heart operations in Punta Arenas;
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Monday, May 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Spain preparing to expel undocumented immigrants
Spain's Socialist government warned Monday that the undocumented immigrants who were not eligible under the current amnesty must leave the country.
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Saturday, May 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina traps Korean jigger poaching
The Argentine Coast Guard arrested Thursday midday a Korean flagged jigger allegedly poaching north of Comodoro Rivadavia with over 200 tons of squid. This is the sixth vessel Argentina catches illegally fishing in its EEZ since the season began.
