MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
WB forecasts 4,3% Latinamerican growth in 2005
Latinamerican and Caribbean economies are forecasted to expand 4,3% this year after having reached an extraordinary 5,7% in 2004, estimated the World Bank on the launching of the annual report on world economic growth and development.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
FTAA and EU, priorities for Mercosur
Negotiations for the creation of a Free Trade Association of the Americas will continue paralyzed until “clear signs” of United States willingness to open its market to the rest of the continent have been received, specified a release Wednesday from the Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary.
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
UN Security Council to meet in Haiti
The UN Security Council will hold an extraordinary meeting in Port-au-Prince to discuss the Haitian political and security crisis, China's ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Guangya, announced Monday.
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Prime Minister announced general election will be held on Thursday 5 May.
Tony Blair on Tuesday announced the UK election would take place on May 5, signaling the end of the ?phoney war' and the start of official campaigning ahead of what is set to be the closest election since 1992.
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Inflation in Uruguay under control
The Uruguayan consumer prices index increased 0,43% last March, with an accumulated twelve months inflation of 5,48% according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Institute, INE. Similar figures a year ago were, 0,6% and 8,38%.
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
USA doubts “effectiveness” of EU Cuba policy
United States Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick doubted Tuesday the effectiveness of the Europe Union's softening diplomatic stance towards Cuba and advocated focusing efforts on the island's “future”.
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
US supports EU candidate for WTO chair
United States implicitly supported this Tuesday in Brussels French candidate Pascal Lamy for the post of World Trade Organization Director General, who is competing with three other hopefuls, Luiz Felipe Seixas Correa from Brazil; Carlos Perez del Castillo from Uruguay and Jayen Cuttaree, Mauritius Island.
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan Fisheries Department on the spotlight
A controversy involving scientific observers on board Uruguayan flagged high seas fishing vessels became public this week in Montevideo following claims of payment contract breach and working conditions disregard in 2003 and 2004.
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Monday, April 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands attend Miami cruise convention
THE growing Falkland Islands tourism industry has been represented at this year's Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention, held in Miami, Florida.
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Monday, April 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: Breaking News.
Headlines:
Chilean Navy incorporates Dutch frigates; Son of President Lagos Magallanes Senator candidate; Similar 2004 winter gas shortage forecasted; Business association concerned with unemployment; Business association concerned with unemployment; Successful Antarctic cruise season.
