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Stories for October 2nd 2006

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bs. Aires: Hunting down public smokers

  City inspectors flocked to bars, restaurants shopping centres yesterday as a much talked about ban on smoking in public places became effective yesterday.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil air crash 'was collision'

  A passenger plane which crashed in a remote Amazon region collided with another aircraft, Brazilian aviation officials have confirmed.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia interested in selling gas to Chile

  An unexpected player has appeared in Chile's market for gas. Neighboring Bolivia declared last week it is ready to export gas in exchange for a role in Chile's electricity market, according to local news media.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile in brief.

  Headlines:
  Gay march; Bachelet's birthday; Military women; Telescope; Neruda

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Davies stands up for Britain on mines

  COUNCILLOR Richard Davies has responded to criticism from the international Campaign to Ban Landmines of Britain's “failure” to clear mines in the Islands.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Oil price edges above $63

  Oil picked up over $63 a barrel on Monday as two OPEC members trimmed production in an effort to tighten swollen supplies and halt a slide in prices.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela removes ambassador and keeps pressure on Chile

  Venezuela announced Monday the name of its new ambassador to Chile following Santiago's claim last week that the outgoing diplomat had grossly “interfered in internal affairs”.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Magallanes Region with lowest unemployment rate: 3.4%

  For the second quarter running Magallanes was Chile's Region with the lowest unemployment, 3.4%, according to the latest release from the National Statistics Institute.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bachelet denounces Pinochet's economic model

  Chilean President Michelle Bachelet condemned General Pinochet's military regime and the lack of social welfare consciousness in rightwing politics.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean/Argentine joint military exercises in Tierra del Fuego

  Chile and Argentina Armed Forces begun Monday a joint military exercise, “Solidarity 2006” which simulates a natural disaster to the south of Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of both countries, according to military sources.