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Stories for February 13th 2006

• Monday, February 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Haitian election authorities postpone release of official results

  Haitian election authorities on Sunday evening were said to have postponed the announcement of official results from last week's presidential election, while tens of thousands of street demonstrators celebrated what they were certain would be candidate Rene Preval's first-round victory.

• Monday, February 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Morales requests US extradition of former president

  Bolivian president Evo Morales called on his United States counterpart George W. Bush, to expel former Bolivian leader Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada to face charges for his alleged responsibility in the violence that broke out during his administration.

• Monday, February 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina downplays FAM outbreak losses

  Argentina's Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food minister Miguel Campos said Monday that losses because of the latest outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in the northeast will be limited to 20% of the country's meat exports.

• Monday, February 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  G-8: High oil prices, top threat to world economy

  Finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations meeting in Moscow singled out high oil prices as the top threat to the world economy and focused discussion on ensuring access to fuel supplies.

• Monday, February 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Petrobras announces 5 billion investment in Bolivia

  Petrobras, Brazil's government owned oil company is planning to invest five billion US dollars in the natural gas industry of Bolivia which has the second largest reserves in South America behind Venezuela.

• Monday, February 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Pulp mill dispute: personal letter to Kirchner

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez announced he will be sending a personal letter to Argentine president Nestor Kirchner requesting Argentina abides by the Mercosur treaty regulations contemplating the free movement of goods, services and people.