MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 23rd 2006
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Arias Wins Costa Rican Presidential Vote
Former president and Nobel laureate Oscar Arias won Costa Rica's Feb. 5 presidential election, a press group said Wednesday, citing figures from a manual recount of the ballots
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's Lula would win re-election
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's popularity has bounced back from a corruption scandal that threatened to derail his government, making him the favourite to win October's election, a poll showed on Tuesday.
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Caruana to make statement today
Trilateral talks continued late last night in Chevening, Kent as Chief Minister, Peter Caruana, and Jose Pons and Dominick Chilcott the respective Spanish and British diplomats leading on negotiations, worked to try and close a series of items that would allow talks at ministerial level to go ahead ?in the near future'.
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile, Japan start FTA talks in Tokyo
Japan and Chile began two days of official negotiations in Tokyo on Feb. 23 on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), aimed at striking a deal by the end of the year, Japanese government officials said.
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
UN treaty guarantees merchant sailors' rights
Seeking to ensure fair globalization, the United Nations International Labour Organization overwhelmingly adopted on Thursday comprehensive new standards for the world's 1.2 million merchant sailors, setting out a host of rights to decent working conditions covering health, safety, minimum age and hours of work.
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Rice to visit Chile for Bachelet's taking office ceremony
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos confirmed Thursday that United States Secretary of State Condolezza Rice would be participating next March 11 in the taking office ceremony of elected president Michelle Bachelet, the first woman to lead Chile.
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Possible new outbreak of FAM in north Argentina
Argentine sanitary officials are checking into the possibility of a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area where two weeks ago several thousands of cattle and hoofed animals were sacrificed.
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mandelson calls for a new EU/Mercosur round of talks
The European Union Trade Commissar Peter Mandelson said he was disappointed with the EU and Mercosur's incapacity to reach a free trade agreement but nevertheless extended an invitation for another round of talks.
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Thursday, February 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina formally notifies Falklands' vessel arrest
Argentina officially notified the British Embassy in Buenos Aires on Thursday of the capture, last Monday, of the Falklands' flagged vessel “John Cheek” allegedly fishing in Argentina's EEZ
