MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 2005
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Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Leftist claims Bolivia poll win
Leader Evo Morales has claimed victory in Bolivia's presidential elections, as exit polls show he has snared 51 percent of the vote.
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Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Rockhopper's gearing up for drilling but the wait for a rig continues
Rockhopper Exploration is doing all the preparatory work it can as it waits for a rig to become available.
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Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Desire Petroleum plc: Drilling Update
Desire is pleased to announce that the Environmental Impact Assessment, required for
drilling in Tranches C and D in the North Falkland Basin, has been submitted
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Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
WTO OMC Ends with Hong Declaration
The Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded Sunday with a Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration.
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Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Lula: Brazil fought for poor countries at WTO conference
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that his country fought not so much for its own interests as in defense of the world's poorest countries at last week's WTO conference in Hong Kong.
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Monday, December 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina recalls 40 anniversary of Resolution 2065
Argentina called on the United Kingdom to comply with the international community's request to resume bilateral sovereignty talks with the purpose of reaching a peaceful, fair and long lasting solution to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty controversy.
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Sunday, December 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Dame Ellen MacArthur visits Falklands
World famous yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur called into the Falklands on Saturday, on her way to South Georgia, where she will be helping out with a bird survey being conducted there this summer.
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Saturday, December 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chile incorporates Dutch frigates and fighter bombers
The Chilean navy incorporated Friday morning two refurbished Dutch frigates in the naval port of Den Helder, Holland.
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Saturday, December 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
November consumer prices drop in US and Eurozone
Consumer prices in United States during November dropped 0.6%, the sharpest slide in 56 years according to the latest release from the US Labour Department. The Eurozone also reported a similar situation in November with a 0,3% inflation contraction.
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Saturday, December 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Conciliatory message from Evo Morales to Washington
Indian candidate Evo Morales favourite to win Bolivia's Sunday presidential election said he was willing to begin “talks” with United States but “without any kind of submission”, if he is finally elected.
