MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 31st 2006
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Madres de Plaza de Mayo end marches
After 25 years of protesting in Buenos Aires' main square for information about the disappearance of their loved ones, the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo) commemorated their 1.500th weekly march by calling an end to the “resistance marches” and praising President Nestor Kirchner.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Switzerland to check Pinochet bank accounts
Switzerland has decided to launch a probe of bank accounts allegedly belonging to former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet that Chilean authorities suspect may be linked to arms contracts, confirmed Monday the Swiss Federal Justice Office in Berne.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Award for Falklands' war film in Spain
“Enlightened by fire”, the Argentine film on the Falklands/Malvinas war, partly filmed on location, has been awarded the Goya Prize to the “best Spanish speaking foreign film” in the twentieth edition of the renowned Barcelona, Spain Cinema Festival.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Queen Mary 2 on schedule to Ushuaia/Punta Arenas
The cruise liner Queen Mary 2 with its 2.600 passengers is currently sailing for Ushuaia and Punta Arenas after having spent thirteen hours in Montevideo where Cunard Lines put on a big public relations operation.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay disagreement opens door for Argentina's case in The Hague
“This issue is confronting two brother countries and is exacerbating nationalism,” said Uruguayan Deputy Víctor Semproni, a former bank clerks' union boss of the ruling Broad Front.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Caruana consulted, new Governor to be named.
The recruitment process for the next Governor of Gibraltar is already under way, and the Foreign Office hopes to make an announcement in the spring, Douglas Alexander, Foreign Office Minister has told the Commons. Peter Caruana, Chief Minister, is being consulted on this process.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's Bachelet names her cabinet.
President-elect Michelle Bachelet officially announced 20 cabinet members early Monday evening, naming a mix of old and new political leaders ? 10 men and 10 women - to head the various ministerial posts in her government.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
British medical support for Brazil's oil industry
British Trade Minister Ian Pearson launched the Berkeley Training Centre in Macae, 182 kmts. away from Rio do Janeiro which will be the first Medical training centre aimed at the oil and gas industry in Latin America.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Low cost of living in most Mercosur cities
Mercosur capitals figure in the lower half of the world's most expensive cities according to a biannual The Economist Intelligence Unit study which has Oslo, Norway top of the list and Teheran, Iran ranking as the cheapest.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Three MPs on a week Falklands' visit
Three United Kingdom MPs will be visiting the Falkland Islands for a week in mid February in a familiarization tour. They will be accompanied by the Islands London Representative Sukey Cameron.
