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Stories for July 29th 2005

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Global common hake campaign begins

    Scientists and technicians of the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development are to begin a study on common hake to determine the resource total biomass between parallels 34º 30' S and 48º S, and evaluate its abundance and distribution by age and size.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Chilean fisheries plants inspected by EU experts

    Eco-oceans an environmental non government organization claims a European Union health and consumer inspection team which recently visited Chile, banned exports from four fish processing plants located in Puerto Montt.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    “Possible” third case of mad cow in US

    United States Agriculture Department is looking into a “possible” new case of mad cow in the country.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Venezuela is not the “centre of the universe”

    Washington does not view Venezuela as “the centre of the universe” said a top U.S. diplomat Wednesday when asked whether Washington fears a new “anti-imperialist” television network based in Caracas will expand the influence of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Ambassador Hughes confirms EU-Mercosur trade talks

    British Ambassador in Argentina John Hughes confirmed the resumption of bilateral talks next September between Mercosur and the European Union with the purpose of reaching a free trade agreement.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Repsol-YPF: high profits, low reserves

    Spanish oil company Repsol-YPF revealed Thursday earnings of 1,65 billion Euros in the first half of 2005. Profits were in line with market expectations reported the company.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    CAFTA approval rekindles free trade talks

    US Congressional approval of the free-trade treaty between United States and Central America is likely to help pave the way for similar regional accords and contribute to the success of WTO negotiations.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update.

    Headlines:
    New Governor named; Falklands War computer game launched; Second Loligo season better than last year's; Investigation continues.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Menezes burial Friday in his hometown

    Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian national gunned down by the London police in a subway when they mistook him for a terrorist had an expired two years before visa, said the British Home Office.

  • Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Chilean trawler forced back to port by mutineer

    A Chilean flagged trawler underwent 38 hours of fear and uncertainty when one of the crew locked himself in the bridge threatening the captain and chief officer with knives demanding the vessel returned him to Punta Arenas.

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