Stories for 2005 , page 182

Monday, February 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News.

Headlines:
Torres del Paine Park fire out of control; Project to grow fresh lettuce in Antarctica; Copper makes Chilean peso surge.

Sunday, February 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

The end of an era for ?Falklands Experience'.

AS REGULAR as the arrival of the Rockhopper penguins, one of the sure signs of summer in the Falklands for the last twenty years has been the sighting in the streets of Stanley of Major Ronnie Spafford, leading yet another small group of eager visitors, usually of mature years, but often wearing, with varying degrees of self-consciousness, sweatshirts of psychedelic hue, emblazoned with the words “Falklands Experience”. “Ronnie makes us wear them, you know,” one lady recently confided.

Saturday, February 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Ezeiza drugs scandal sweeps with Air Force chief.

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner named this Friday a new Air Force Commander following a drug traffic scandal involving the airline Southern Winds and the Aeronautics police in the country's main air terminal Ezeiza in Buenos Aires.

Saturday, February 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Breaking News.

Headlines:
DAP moves into the maritime business; Fire consumes 4,000 hectares in Torres del Paine; Magellan Strait waters highly contaminated; Magallanes Region expanded 4,5% in spite of methanol.

Saturday, February 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Paraguay prepares to purge police cadres.

In an atmosphere of growing political tension, Paraguayan president Nicanor Duarte Flores is considering a purge the country's police cadres following alleged “interferences” in efforts to find Cecilia Cubas, daughter of former president Raul Cubas, who had been kidnapped and her body was found this week.

Saturday, February 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Andes tragedy objects found 32 years later.

An American tourist found while climbing an Argentine mountain personal objects belonging to one of the Uruguayan survivors of the air tragedy which occurred 32 years ago in the Andes.

Friday, February 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines :
No certainty as illex season begins; Rockhopper and Desire agree farm-in ?understanding'; Duvall release: public safety is ?paramount'; Liners cruising in.

Friday, February 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Argentine growth prompts new creditor demands.

Private creditors on Thursday seized on the latest growth figures from Argentina as proof that the country could improve its offer to restructure a record $100bn (£52.8bn) of defaulted debt.

Friday, February 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

US Puts Cold Cloth to Small Friction with Argentina

Lino Gutierrez, US Ambassador to Argentina, lowered the tone Thursday to a controversy caused by a US report alerting its citizens on the possible risks of traveling to Argentina.

Friday, February 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Red Ensign Conference concludes.

Falklands fishing vessels could soon be crewed by Chilean officers after discussions at the Red Ensign Conference in Stanley this week.