MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Tuesday, June 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
FIFA Would welcome Argentine bid to host World Cup 2014
FIFA President Jospeh Blatter, hosting a press conference prior to the Argentina-Egypt game,
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Tuesday, June 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
MPA, South Atlantic, where's that?
SOME Falkland Islanders describe the military base at Mount Pleasant as the “Death Star.” The site actually resembles a cross between a university campus and a light industrial estate - with some Rapier missile batteries thrown in.
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Tuesday, June 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Earthquake devastates north of Chile
At least eleven people died and hundreds were injured during a powerful earthquake that rocked Tuesday morning the north of Chile. People in the cities of Arica and Iquique, and in near by villages panicked into the streets as devastation extended. Energy and drinking water services were interrupted.
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Tuesday, June 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil and Argentina optimistic about trade talks
Economy ministers from Brazil and Argentina meeting in Buenos Aires said that they are optimistic that both countries can reach agreements to overcome trade differences.
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Tuesday, June 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Limited refining capacity keeps oil prices strong
OPEC producers considering an increase in oil output limits said they were powerless to rein in prices which this week were back in the 55 US dollars per barrel.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan UN soldier dies in Congo
A Uruguayan soldier who was a member of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) died in an accident in the African nation, the Army said Sunday in Montevideo.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Immediate debt relief for “poorest” countries
The Group of Eight, G8, the world's most industrialized nations agreed in London to cancel “100 percent” of the multilateral foreign debt of 18 poor countries, including Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Most Bolivians demand full renewal of Congress
Eight out of ten Bolivians are requesting caretaker president Eduardo Rodríguez to call a general election which includes the renewal of the Executive and all congressional seats, according to an opinion poll published Sunday in La Paz.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Mesa: “No Venezuela meddling in Bolivian affairs”
Former Bolivian President Carlos Mesa said in an interview published Sunday in Mexico City that his administration found no evidence of meddling in Bolivia's internal affairs by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as Washington charged.
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Monday, June 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
US mad cow suspicious cases to be tested in UK
United States authorities will be sending samples of a possible “mad cow” case to British labs in Weybridge for additional investigation reported US Department of Agriculture USDA officials.
