MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 2006
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Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Massive “civil resistance” march supports Lopez Obrador
Hundreds of thousands convened Sunday to Mexico City's main square in support of presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his demand for a vote by vote recount of ballots cast in July 2 election.
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Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
South Georgia expects a good krill season
The current krill season in South Georgia is the latest to start since local records began in 1993. The krill season has normally started by late May or early June, reports the local government official website.
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Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's plans to sell training aircrafts
Aircraft manufacturer Lockheed-Martin from Argentina has plans to sell its training fighter model Pampa AT 63 to Chile, Israel and Bolivia revealed the president of the company Alberto Buthet in an interview published in Clarin Sunday's edition.
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Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
G8 sets a month deadline for WTO negotiations
Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday agreed to set a one month deadline for World Trade Organization (WTO) members to revive stalled global trade negotiations.
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Sunday, July 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Storms in Chile leave 23 dead
The tragic toll of Chile's rain and wind storms keeps growing and has reached 23 people dead plus thousands forced out of their homes and sheltered in government buildings.
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Saturday, July 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Dispute with Uruguay: “it's just beginning” warns Kirchner
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner warned Friday that the judicial dispute over the construction of pulp mills in Uruguay, which had a first negative resolution for Argentina in the International Court of The Hague “is just beginning”.
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Saturday, July 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile/Argentina strategic alliance running out of gas
Chilean president Michelle Bachelet received a second piece of unwelcome news from Buenos Aires on Wednesday when the Argentine government published a resolution allowing gasoline stations along the border to levy a surcharge to vehicles with foreign number plates.
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Saturday, July 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC committed to order and stability in oil market
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, called on Friday for full support from major players in the oil market that has seen prices rocket (to over 78 US dollars a barrel), forced by “geopolitical developments over which OPEC has no influence”.
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Saturday, July 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Blitz reshuffle operation in Bachelet's cabinet
In a blitz operation Chilean president Michelle Bachelet established Friday another record, --besides been the first woman to lead the country--, the earliest cabinet reshuffle since Chile returned to free elections and democracy in 1990.
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Saturday, July 15th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Japan declares battle with deflation over
The Bank of Japan ended on Friday its six-year of flat zero per cent interest rates after describing the country's economy as “expanding” for the first time in 14 years. On announcing a 0.25% rate officials said they were confident Japan's ten-year struggle with deflation was over, and hinted further rises.
