MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
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A Royal birthday salute; Toothfish poacher fined; Albatross crash land; Tanker aground: minor oil leak; Brand will be used. -
Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic glaciers in mass retreat.
Glaciers in the Antarctic are retreating at an increasing rate, in what scientists said on Thursday was a clear sign of climate change.
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Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
?British roots run deep in Argentina'
Giving his first-ever interview in Bs. Aires to the Herald on the occasion of the Queen's birthday today, British Ambassador John Hughes dwells on his enjoyment of his first five months in Argentina and looks confidently forward to his future work.
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Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Venezuela sign oil deals
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, signed a series of oil and cooperation agreements yesterday while deepening political ties.
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Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lula says FTAA ?off agenda'
The US-backed Americas-wide free trade pact is “off the agenda” for Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said yesterday, days before a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News.
Headlines:
Hilton to open in Ushuaia; Closed stadium and recreational centre; Several groups lobbying to establish casino; Equestrian endurance competition; Gas exploration in Tierra del Fuego. -
Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
HMS Sussex treasure hunt suspended
Odyssey Marine Exploration is to suspend its mission to recover lost treasure off Gibraltar from HMS Sussex despite reporting that it has received positive preliminary comments from Spain relating to the shipwreck site.
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Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Greenspan warns about growing US deficits
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress members Thursday that the United States economy could “stagnate or worse” unless the trend of rising US budget deficits is not reversed.
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Wednesday, April 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina growing above estimates
Economic activity in Argentina expanded in February 8,6% compared to the same month a year ago and 0,1% over last January, accumulating 8,8% over Jan/Feb 2004 according to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Office.
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Wednesday, April 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur-EU talks “virtually paralyzed”
Argentina finally admitted that negotiations for a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union are virtually paralyzed and only a political understanding at the highest level could get the process rolling again.
