MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2005
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Wednesday, August 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina-Uruguay controversy over pulp mill plants
The Argentine government pledged Tuesday to press its request to the Uruguayan government to halt construction of two pulp mills on the Uruguay River.
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Wednesday, August 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lavagna ratifies “weak peso” policy to promote exports
Keeping the value of the peso relatively weak is essential if Argentina's exports are to continue growing, said Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna speaking at an event organized by the Argentine Exporters Chamber to celebrate Exports Day.
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Wednesday, August 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
M2006 Games Queen's Baton en route to Falklands
The Queen's Baton to mark the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia next year, leaves Bermuda for the Falkland Islands on Saturday.
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Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Maradona admits cheating in 1986 World Cup
Former world football star Diego Maradona publicly confessed that the first goal against England in the Mexico World Cup of 1986, which ended with Argentina winning 2-1, was hand converted.
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Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
OAS targets Latinamerica's “lack of governance”
Strengthening democratic institutions and confronting the “exacerbated lack of governance” in Latinamerica are the main priorities of the Organization of American States, OAS.
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Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Haiti UN mission chief meets troop contributors
The troops from several Latin American troops have made history by uniting in a mission to assist a country in the region, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti told a two-day seminar of troop contributing countries in Chile.
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Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian markets keep trusting Lula da Silva
Brazilian markets on Monday reacted positively to Finance Minister Antonio Palocci strong denial of any involvement in corruption related activities in the mid nineties when he was an elected municipal official.
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Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: hake landings down, Illex squid double
Common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) landings in Argentina during the first half of this year dropped 26,5% compared to the same period last year, totalling 156,596.9 tonnes. Last year's first half was 213,078.30 tonnes.
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Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan oil for Ecuador's clients
Ecuador will fulfill its international oil contracts with crude lent by Venezuela announced Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
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Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
China surged 9,5% in first half, despite some softening
Fuelled by strong external trade real gross domestic product (GDP) in China grew a stronger than expected 9.5% in the first half of 2005, according to the August issue of the China Quarterly Update.
