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Stories for October 16th 2006

• Monday, October 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Decisive referendum to widen the Panama Canal

  Next Sunday October 22 the Panamanian people will vote in a special referendum to widen the Panama Canal allowing for large container ships, a 5.5 billion US dollars project which is decisive for world trade and for the lifeblood of the country.

• Monday, October 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Guatemala/Venezuela deadlock opens door for another candidate

  Voting for one of Latinamerica's United Nations Security Council seats will go into a second day after delegates failed Monday to end a ten rounds deadlock.