MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Thursday, November 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian inflation picks up again in October
Inflation in Brazil accelerated in October faster than expected pushed mainly by the increase in fuel prices, revealed the Geography and Statistics Brazilian Institute, IBGE.
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Thursday, November 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Excellent prospects for copper and Chile
An average copper price between 1,62 and 1,66 US dollars per lb for the current year was estimated by the Chilean Copper Committee, Cochilco, up form the previous estimate of 1,44 to 1,48 US dollars.
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Wednesday, November 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Breaking News.
Headlines:
Lan has 32 Antarctica over flights scheduled; EU certification for coastal fishing industry; Opening of refurbished Cabo de Hornos hotel; Magallanes rookeries open for the season; Argentine bill to sanction long term Falklands' licences; Fishermen demand oil spill compensation. -
Wednesday, November 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Japan's whaling fleet sailing for Antarctica
Japan's whaling fleet set sail Tuesday for Antarctic waters where it expects to catch approximately a thousand whales claiming it's a “scientific research” program.
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Wednesday, November 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Bush's Latinamerica visit described as a “disaster”
United States President George Bush visit to Latinamerica was described as a “disaster” in a New York Times editorial accusing the US government of having completely failed in the recent Americas Summit held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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Wednesday, November 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
A good one and a bad one for Cuba
A good one and a bad one for Cuba: on Tuesday Havana received the overwhelming backing from United Nations with 182 countries voting a resolution asking United States to end the 44 year old embargo of the island.
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Wednesday, November 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Kirchner tells Fox “to look after Mexico”
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner called on his Mexican counterpart Vicente Fox “to look after his country”, and “I'll do the same with the Argentines, as it should be”.
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Tuesday, November 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Bush ends in Panama Latinamerican free trade crusade
President George W. Bush wrapping up his Latinamerican tour in Panama said Monday that United States and Panama would continue working to forge a free-trade agreement for the Americas (FTAA) and pushed for completion of a bilateral pact.
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Tuesday, November 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Peru has 60 days to extradite Fujimori
A high level Peruvian delegation arrived Monday in Chile for talks on the extradition of fugitive former president Alberto Fujimori who has been retained in Santiago after having unexpectedly arrived Sunday from self imposed exile in Japan.
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Tuesday, November 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Preparing the ground for Hong Kong WTO summit
Brazil and India called on United States, European Union and Japan to open their markets to agriculture exports and make bigger farm subsidies cuts if the stalled Doha Round global trade talks are to be rescued.
