MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 2006
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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
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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
EU fails to agree on bird flu jabs
European Union governments failed to approve plans to vaccinate poultry against flu, even as the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed in a seventh EU country.
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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Encouraging start for export season
IN his activity report to the Falkland Islands Development Board last week, General Manager of the Falkland Islands Development Corporation Julian Morris said there are, “lots of things happening which in the main are potentially extremely positive.”
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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Island Holding plc
Sales of the Falkland Oil and Gas Limited Shares
