MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas landing to be marked
The landing of Argentine troops on the British-controlled Malvinas Islands ordered by the then dictator Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri on April 2, 1982, will be marked today by a series of commemorative events throughout the country.
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Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
April Second, an anniversary remembered, but not celebrated, in the Falkland Islands
“It's not a particularly celebratory event.” This was the view expressed by Falkland Island Government spokesman, Cllr.Mike Summers, when asked if he and his colleagues had made any plans to celebrate the 24th anniversary of what Falkland Islanders regard as the illegal invasion of their country by Argentinean forces on April 2nd 1982.
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Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' war, a crime committed by cowardly generals
Argentina's war with Britain over the Falkland Islands was a crime committed by a cowardly military dictatorship, but Argentina will never abandon its claim to sovereignty of the islands, said President Nestor Kirchner in a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the Argentine landing April 2, 1982.
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Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Peru's Humala: “I belong with those downstairs”
With less than a week to the general election Peruvian ultra nationalist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala who leads in the public opinion polls rejected being labelled “left wing” and said that if the press insists in “ideology” identification “I belong with those downstairs”.
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Saturday, April 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mexico, US, Canada pledge closer ties
Mexican President Vicente Fox held his swan-song summit with the leaders of the United States and Canada in Cancun Friday, and expressed optimism that one of the main objectives he set for himself upon taking office more than five years ago - a better deal for undocumented Mexicans in the U.S. - is at hand.
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Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
“Fighting corruption is a priority”
Government transparency is a key aspect of the democratic exercise of power demanded under the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and thus the fight against corruption is a priority task for the Organization of American States (OAS), Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said Thursday in Washington.
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Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
IMF: Uruguay over-performing but more is needed
IMF officials praised Uruguay's strong economic performance and prospects for 2006 but also cautioned about “remaining macroeconomic vulnerabilities” and called for “measures to improve the investment climate and enhance productivity”.
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Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Message to PM: ?keep us British'; Industry dismayed as Loligo fees rise again; Packages considered for Camp assistance; Tourism decision in May. -
Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Jamaica's first female PM sworn in
Veteran politician Portia Simpson Miller was sworn in as prime minister of Jamaica on Thursday, becoming the first woman to lead the Caribbean island's government.
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Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
First Disney Park in Latin America?
Brazilian officials are talking with the Walt Disney Co. about a deal that would bring the entertainment company's first theme park in Latin America to Brasilia, the press reported Thursday.
