MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2005
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian inflation strong in spite of interest rate
Brazilian inflation remains strong in spite of the extremely tight monetary policy with the basic interest rate (Selic) standing at 19,75%.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
New Zealand Governor General in Chile
New Zealand Governor General Dame Silvia Cartwright is currently on an official visit to Chile where she held talks with President Ricardo Lagos.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Congress and Greenpeace after Lula da Silva
Brazil's Congress will for the first time investigate alleged corruption cases in the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following a congressional agreement between the opposition and some groups of the ruling coalition.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Protest go larger in Bolivia
Tens of thousands of protesting Indians flooded central La Paz and blocked routes to the city on Tuesday to demand that Bolivia's natural gas riches be nationalized and its constitution rewritten.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Soledad Alvear gives up race to lead Chile
One of the women vying to become the presidential candidate for Chile's ruling coalition has quit the race.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Telesur a new LA network born
Venezuela's government has started test transmissions for a new Latin American television network, Telesur, intended as an ideological rival to CNN.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's Peso gains against U.S. Dollar
Chile's peso rose against the dollar as higher prices for copper, the country's top export, and faster growth than Latin America's largest economies boosts inflows.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
“Little positive to say about relations with Argentina”
While reaffirming the United Kingdom's government commitment to Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination, Governor Howard Pearce said there's little positive to say about the Islands relations during the last twelve months with the Argentine government.
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Tuesday, May 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Aerolineas flies the flag and cautions Lan Chile
“We expect Lan Chile to be fully committed to Argentina and not consider the country as simply another market”, cautioned Aerolineas Argentinas CEO Antonio Mata who drastically marked the competing rules for the incoming airline during an interview with the Buenos Aires press.
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Tuesday, May 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Federal Fisheries Council orders squid season closure on 28 May
Argentina_The Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) will ask the Enforcement Authority to proceed with the closure of the squid (Illex argentinus) fishery south of parallel 42º 15' S as of next 28 May.
