MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Friday, September 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine economy expands 10,1% in second quarter
The Argentine economy expanded 10,1% in the second quarter of 2005 compared to the same period a year ago, the highest since the first quarter of 2004, spurred by investment and private consumption.
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Thursday, September 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
UN Assembly adopts watered down document
The UN General Assembly adopted a watered-down document on poverty, human rights and UN reform for world leaders to approve at a summit this week, after shedding many of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's most ambitious goals during weeks of bitter debate.
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Thursday, September 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner in UN calls for Falklands' sovereignty talks
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, speaking before United Nations, called on the British government for a quick resumption of negotiations leading to a solution for the Malvinas Islands disputed sovereignty, which he described as “a central issue for the Argentine people”.
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Thursday, September 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas veterans protest in downtown Buenos Aires
Demanding compensation for past military services a group of some 30 Malvinas war veterans took the main offices in downtown Buenos Aires of the Argentine government agency managing health-care programs for pensioners.
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Thursday, September 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil cuts basic interest rate after 17 months
The Brazilian Central Bank cut the benchmark Selic lending rate 25 points to 19,5% from a two-year high, 19,75%. The rate reduction, the first in 17 months, follows nine rate increases since September 2004 that stemmed a surge in inflation.
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Thursday, September 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Japanese vessel will survey squid in Argentina's EEZ
Japanese flagged research vessel Kiyo Maru will begin next Friday September 16 a research cruise in the South Atlantic to assess squid (Illex argentinus) juveniles from the summer spawning stock (SDV) and from the southern Patagonian stock (SSP).
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Thursday, September 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Colombia requests extradition of 3 Irish nationals
Colombia formally requested the government of Ireland the extradition of three Irish nationals sentenced to 17 years for training Colombian FARC insurgents in terrorist tactics.
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Thursday, September 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Scandal rocked Brazilian Congress expels “whistleblower”
The Brazilian deputy who triggered the worst crisis in the country's Congress in the last two decades was expelled Wednesday during a tumultuous session full of shouting, threats and recriminations.
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Wednesday, September 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' “rockcod” project considered a success
The Vigo Cooperative of Vessel owners approved favourably the presentation of the “Rockcod Project”, a two year scientific research on the commercial potential for rockcod, a by catch in the Falkland Islands and South Atlantic fisheries.
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Wednesday, September 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Fujimori throws his hat into the Peruvian election ring
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, currently exiled in Tokyo since 2000, collected Wednesday morning his new passport from the Peruvian consulate in the Japanese capital reported the Japanese news agency Kyodo.
