Stories for June 10th 2005

Friday, June 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

IMF praises Uruguay and approves new stand by arrangement

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund today approved a 36-month, SDR 766.3 million (about 1.13 billion US dollars) Stand-By Arrangement for Uruguay, aimed at supporting the country's economic stabilization through mid-2008 and helping to foster sustainable growth while reducing vulnerabilities related to high public debt.

Friday, June 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Bolivia: caretaker president and early elections.

The head of Bolivia's Supreme Court Eduardo Martinez was sworn in late Thursday as the country's new president with the almost only task of calling early elections that should help overcome the political turmoil which had Bolivia in the brink of civil war.

Friday, June 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Malvinas: “Assertion Day of Argentine rights”

The Argentine government ratified its “permanent and unrenounceable determination to recover” the Malvinas islands by “peaceful means” on the commemoration this Friday of the “Assertion Day of Argentine rights” over the South Atlantic islands.

Friday, June 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update

Headlines:
Baroness reiterates support for Falklands; Bielsa attacks Britain; Anniversary of liberation;
Driver-less vehicle ends up in Stanley Harbour.