MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Sunday, November 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Menem's solicitor to help with Fujimori's case
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, under arrest in Chile will be represented at his extradition trial by the Chilean attorney who successfully defended ex-President Carlos Menem in similar proceedings
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Sunday, November 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
APEC summit calls for EU trade flexibility
The Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in South Korea identified Europe as the main obstacle to global trade and called upon European leaders to lift obstacles for the December trade talks In Hong Kong.
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Sunday, November 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Strength of US dollar to be assessed in London G7 meeting
Finance ministers and Central Bank governors belonging to the Group of Seven, G 7, will assess in December how sustainable is the current strength of the US dollar and determine if the global economy can support the impact of the high oil prices.
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Saturday, November 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's unemployment drops to 11,1%
The unemployment index in Argentina during the third quarter dropped to 11,1% from 13.2% in the same period a year ago according to the latest release from the Statistics and Census Office.
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Saturday, November 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean presidential candidate recovers comfortable lead
Chile's ruling coalition presidential candidate for December 11 elections, Michelle Bachelet has managed to recover the advantage she had over her conservative rivals, according to the latest opinion poll released this week in Santiago.
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Friday, November 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Five new Councillors in Falklands' election
The voters in the Falkland Islands have spoken and voted for change, with only three of the previous eight members of Legislative Council being re-elected.
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Friday, November 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Migrants' remittances to developing countries, 232 billion
Migrants officially sent home more than 167 billion dollars to their families in developing countries this year ? a figure more than twice the level of international aid, according to the World Bank's annual Global Economic Prospects report for 2006, titled The Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration.
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Friday, November 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur: Uruguay wants Mexico to counterbalance Brazil
Mexican president Vicente Fox has been invited to participate in the Montevideo December Mercosur summit but there's no official confirmation of his presence, revealed Mexican Ambassador in Uruguay, Perla Carvalho.
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Friday, November 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
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Friday, November 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chile and China sign historical agreement
China and Chile on Friday signed a free trade agreement, the first between China and a Latin American country.
