MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 2005
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Monday, October 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Rockhopper Exploration plc. - Seismic Contract and Update
2D seismic - new data collection programme and update on interpretation of existing data.
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Saturday, October 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Britain, Croatia confirm bird flu cases
Britain and Croatia confirmed cases of bird flu Friday as countries around the world scrambled to put in place measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Saturday, October 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina complains to Britain
Argentina yesterday officially complained to Britain about a Foreign Office warning to British tourists about the dangers of visiting Argentina at the time of the Summit of the Americas.
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Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
First steps for toothfish hatchery; Hospital's precautionary plan for ?bird flu';
News in brief
Racecourse talks; Nordnorge kicks off season; Jail after night of assaults; Candidate list still growing. -
Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chile seeks access to bird flu drug
Chile is seeking to ease patent restrictions on a drug used to inhibit the effects of the bird flu virus, President Ricardo Lagos said yesterday.
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Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
CAFTA launch: Jan 1, 2006
The CAFTA trade accord linking five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic with the United States will enter into force on Jan. 1, leaders of the region agreed here Thursday at a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.
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Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Britain, France and Spain celebrate bicentennial of Trafalgar battle
Descendants of sailors who fought in the battle of Trafalgar joined military leaders from France, Spain and Britain on Friday to mark the 200th anniversary of the last great naval confrontation of the age of sail.
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Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil divided over gun ban referendum
This Sunday the 186 million-person country will become the first in the world to hold a nationwide referendum on banning the sales of guns and bullets to almost all civilians.
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Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
26 million Argentines ready to vote midterm elections
When President Nestor Kirchner took power over two years ago, one fact clouded his rise to the presidency: he won with the weakest popular mandate for a democratically-elected leader in Argentine history.
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Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Common hake topped domestic fishery port landings
Up to last 30 September, common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) was the Argentine Sea's species highest-ranked in the country's port landings, with a total of 221,904.9 tonnes.
