MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 2006
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Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
“Express” China forecasted to keep growing above 10%
China's Academy of Social Sciences forecasts that China's economy will expand 10.5% this year and 10.1% in 2007, reports the Chinese agency Xinhua.
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Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US trade deficit hits new monthly record
The United States trade deficit hit a record 69.9 billion US dollars in August owing to a surge in imports of Chinese goods and expensive oil, reported the Commerce Department.
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Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile advances clocks 60 minutes Sunday
Chile will put forward clocks sixty minutes beginning next Saturday October 14th at 24:00 hours.
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Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
High class dinning out: two for one in New York
Dining out in New York continues to be cheaper than in Tokyo, London or Paris, in spite of the fact that an average meal in one of the Big Apple's restaurants has risen 5% between 2005 and 2006.
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Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Pull mills dispute: Argentina warns picketers
The Argentine government openly disagreed with pickets blocking bridges leading to Uruguay and said picketers will be responsible for any damages the protests could cause to Argentina's strategy in the pulp mills conflict with Uruguay.
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Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
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Sky-high tea party aids Forces charity; Culinary contest launched; Autocar teams up with Land Rover. -
Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay wants urgent action to stop roadblocks
The Uruguayan government yesterday criticized the decision by Argentine environmentalists to once again block roads linking the two countries in protest over the construction of two pulp mills and urged a swift response from the government of President Kirchner.
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Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Dumbarton Castle entertains Sea Cadets
WITH a very busy maintenance period under her belt, HMS Dumbarton Castle returned to sea this week.
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Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile joins the world's annual Oktoberfest
Chile this past Saturday joined with countries around the world to begin the annual celebration of Oktoberfest.
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Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Siemens to build two thermoelectric plants in Argentina
Argentina awarded German engineering conglomerate Siemens a contract to build two thermoelectric plants at a cost of about one billion US dollars, said a press officer at the Planning Ministry in Buenos Aires.
