MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 23rd 2005
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Thursday, June 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Another blow for Brazilian president Lula da Silva
A Brazilian court suspended the civil rights of Sao Paulo's former mayor Marta Suplicy, for a three-year period because of improper management of public funds while she was in office, reported the Brazilian press Wednesday.
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Thursday, June 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
MBE for Captain Chris Elliott
The British Antarctic Survey has reported that a man well known to the Falklands was awarded an MBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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Thursday, June 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Upgrade funds for Islanders who house tourists
Falkland Islanders who house tourists will be offered the chance of a grant to help them upgrade their property, reports the Falklands Broadcasting station.
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Thursday, June 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Truck industry complains Andes crossing “bottleneck”
As an estimated 8,000 trucks which had been bogged by snow for over a week on both sides of the Argentine/Chilean border Andes crossing, Paso Internacional de los Libertadores, began moving, the Chilean transport industry is bitterly complaining about the country's economy “bottle neck”.
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Thursday, June 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean Congress to investigate Lagos relatives and friends
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos praised the creation of a Congressional committee to investigate alleged irregularities in government contracts awards involving a consulting company belonging to his brother in law and one of his closest friends.
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Thursday, June 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar Hot News
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Tripartite talks next July: Gibraltar/Spain/UK
Middle Ages entrance to Gibraltar found. -
Thursday, June 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Controversial Cavallo is back and with political ambitions
Former Argentine Economy minister Domingo Cavallo will be deciding in the next few days if he will run for a seat in the Lower House in the coming October elections, but what is definitive is his return to Argentina.
