MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 2005
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Wednesday, July 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner: some reporters schizophrenic
“If I announce public works, they say that I am campaigning and they say that we announce them and don't do them... some friends who engage in journalism must calm down, because that is really schizophrenic,” Kirchner said when announcing a home-building programme in San Juan province.
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Wednesday, July 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Leaders fly in for G8 summit
Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Edinburgh to be whisked by helicopter to host the G8 summit at Gleneagles.
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Wednesday, July 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Crude futures top US$61 a barrel
Crude oil prices rose, close $61 a barrel in New York, as Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted the arrival of shipments to the United States.
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Wednesday, July 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
London edged it by four votes
Four votes were enough to give London a dramatic victory over Paris over the right to host the 2012 Olympics here on Wednesday.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Joint Chile/Argentine armies South Pole expedition
The Antarctic Departments from the Chilean and Argentine Armies are planning a joint expedition to the South Pole and common regional celebrations for 2010 when both countries will be celebrating two centuries of independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Crucial ruling party meeting in Brazil
Brazil's ruling Workers Party, WP, is holding this Tuesday an Executive emergency meeting to address the ever expanding bribes and money skimming scandal which now admittedly directly involves the party structure and president, Jose Genoino another crucial man in president Lula da Silva's administration.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile subsidizes electricity to low income homes
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos administration decided to soften the impact of new energy rates by subsidizing the increase in electricity bills for lower income homes.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Significant increase in Chile/Spain air traffic
Lan Chile was awarded this week seven frequencies to Spain in an open bid from the Chilean Civil Aviation Junta.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Safeguards in bilateral Argentina/Brazil trade ”inevitable
Brazil considers the introduction of trade safeguards to address Mercosur members' asymmetries, particularly with Argentina, as “inevitable”, according to the Sao Paulo financial press.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Live internet coverage for Island Games
The NatWest Island Games being held in Shetland this month, with the participation of a delegation from the Falkland Islands, will mark a technological breakthrough as, for the first time, live pictures will be available over the Internet.
