MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 26th 2005
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Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas and Chilean Navy honour Shackleton
Alexandra Shackleton and descendents from the Chilean captain who helped rescue Sir Ernest Shackleton's “Endurance” Antarctic expedition in 1916 gave a special “Antarctic” flavour to Chile's celebration last Sunday of the Magellan Strait discovery 485th anniversary.
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Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
FAM threatens Brazil's foreign trade
Brazil created Tuesday a special inter-ministerial task force to coordinate efforts in combating the outbreak of foot and mouth disease that has expanded to several southern states, while neighbouring Argentina is ready to declare a sanitary alert given the proximity of the area involved.
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Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Argentinian missing biologist body found in Antarctica
Authorities said on Tuesday that they have found the body of one of two Argentines missing for more than a month in Antarctica after their snowmobile plunged into a deep ice crevasse.
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Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Indian choppers for Chile?
In single largest sale ever by the Indian Defence establishment to another country, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee left on Tuesday night for Chile to close a Rs 400-crore deal of about 30 indigenously-made Advanced Light Helicopters.
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Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Possible export of beef from Falklands
THE prospect of exporting beef was discussed at the recent meeting of the Falkland Islands Development Board (FIDB).
