MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Tuesday, July 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Businessman, next US ambassador to Brazil
Ambassador Clifford M. Sobel will serve as the next Ambassador of the United States to Brazil starting in July 2006. Mr. Sobel's previous posting was as Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2001/05.
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Tuesday, July 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
June US unemployment 4.6%; Hispanics 5.3%
The United States Hispanic unemployment rate increased in June, to 5.3 % from 5% in May, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labour. The overall U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6%, maintaining the five-year low it reached in May.
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Tuesday, July 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Massive funds to promote “freedom and transition” in Cuba
President George Bush approved this week a new 80 million US dollars “Free Cuba” package to boost Cuban opposition and help the Cuban people in “their transition from repressive control to freedom”.
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Tuesday, July 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's Aerolineas del Sur to fly to Buenos Aires
Chile's Aerolíneas del Sur is opening nine new routes including Buenos Aires, despite high oil prices and company in-fighting.
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Tuesday, July 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
UK restates no Falklands' sovereignty talks
British and Argentine sources have confirmed that the Foreign Office has contacted United Nations and the Organization of American States to restate the no Falklands' sovereignty negotiations “unless and until such time as the Islanders so wish”.
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Monday, July 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Image costs of “Malvinizing” the “desired Islands”
The strong “Malvinization” of Argentina's foreign policy will certainly benefit the Kirchner administration domestically, but will also deteriorate the country's image to the eyes of the developed world writes columnist James Nielson in the latest edition of Noticias magazine.
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Monday, July 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lopez Obrador insists with “vote by vote” recount
Some 100.000 supporters of Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who is challenging Sunday July 2 electoral result, convened in Mexico City's main square and promised to keep up the fight against alleged “fraud” to “the very end”.
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Monday, July 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner hails Argentina's independence from IMF
President Nestor Kirchner said Sunday during Independence Day celebrations that Argentina “was much more independent” since having cancelled al debts with the International Monetary Fund, IMF.
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Monday, July 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Poor polls showing; Chilean government admits “corrections”
A recent Adimark poll revealed Friday that Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's approval ratings fell to 44.2% during the month of June. In response to this development, Interior Minister Andrés Zaldívar recognized Saturday the need for significant “corrections” in government policy.
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Monday, July 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US funds for de-mining operations in Chile
United States committed in July 1.85 million US dollars to the antipersonnel mine clearance and elimination program of the Organization of American States, OAS targeting on three countries Chile, Nicaragua and Honduras.
