MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 13th 2005
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan UN soldier dies in Congo
A Uruguayan soldier who was a member of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) died in an accident in the African nation, the Army said Sunday in Montevideo.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Immediate debt relief for “poorest” countries
The Group of Eight, G8, the world's most industrialized nations agreed in London to cancel “100 percent” of the multilateral foreign debt of 18 poor countries, including Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Most Bolivians demand full renewal of Congress
Eight out of ten Bolivians are requesting caretaker president Eduardo Rodríguez to call a general election which includes the renewal of the Executive and all congressional seats, according to an opinion poll published Sunday in La Paz.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Mesa: “No Venezuela meddling in Bolivian affairs”
Former Bolivian President Carlos Mesa said in an interview published Sunday in Mexico City that his administration found no evidence of meddling in Bolivia's internal affairs by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as Washington charged.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
US mad cow suspicious cases to be tested in UK
United States authorities will be sending samples of a possible “mad cow” case to British labs in Weybridge for additional investigation reported US Department of Agriculture USDA officials.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Fisheries: Breaking News
Headlines:
Australia leads campaign to prevent whaling increase; Jumbo flying squid invasion threatens hake; South Pacific fisheries organization in the making ; Argentina begins hake juvenile survey; Shrimp survey in South Atlantic yields negative results; -
Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands Holdings plc
Falkland Islands Holdings (“FIH”), an AIM listed company operating a range of businesses in the Falkland Islands, and the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company in the UK, announces preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2005.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Anniversary of liberation
To mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, Tuesday, June 14 will be a public holiday.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
New heart operations in Punta Arenas
Next July a special team of Santiago cardio surgeons will be arriving in Punta Arenas to perform heart operations in the local hospital.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
EU will review Cuba's human rights record in 2006
As was expected European Union Foreign Affairs ministers decided Monday in Luxembourg not to re-establish diplomatic sanctions on Cuba, which were suspended earlier this year, despite a record of lack of “satisfactory progress” in human rights.
