MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Significant drop in mad cow cases reports UN
In good news on the health front, a United Nations agency reported this week an annual 50% drop worldwide over the past three years in cases of Bovine Spongiform Encepalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, blamed for causing a fatal degenerative illness in humans.
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Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Wildlife watching becoming multi billion industry
Wildlife watching is fast becoming a multi-million if not multi-billion dollar industry with the potential to fight poverty by pumping vital income into local communities and conservation initiatives and showing that many wild animals were “worth far more alive than dead,” according to a U.N. report released today.
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Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile confirms purchase of 118 Leopard II tanks
The Chilean Ministry of Defence confirmed Friday in Santiago the purchase of 118 German made Leopard II tanks, which will replace armored equipment from the Chilean Army
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Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
HMS Liverpool patrols South Georgia Island
Royal Navy Task Group 337.01 comprising Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool and RFA Gold Rover deployed to South Georgia Island between 17 and 21 March 2006.
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Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: announced summit “conditioned”
Suspending the construction of the controversial pulp mills is a previous “condition” to the scheduled summit of Uruguay and Argentina's presidents, warned this Friday in Buenos Aires Chief of cabinet Alberto Fernandez.
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Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine says not just military was behind the dictatorship
Argentina's president told his compatriots Friday that not only the military was responsible for the coup 30 years ago that ushered in nightmarish years of abduction, torture and murder, but that significant parts of the citizenry, the church, the press and political parties must also shoulder a portion of the blame.
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Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Best ever cruise ship season for Falklands
There seems to be general agreement that the 2005-2006 cruise ship season in the Falkland Islands has been the best and busiest ever, with only a handful of larger ships failing to make their scheduled visits.
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Friday, March 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar complains MOD airport fees hike
United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence is considering a second increase to landing fees at Gibraltar airport, just weeks after it hiked the charges by 8.4%.
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Friday, March 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina marks coup anniversary
Thousands of Argentines swayed to protest songs Friday at an early morning vigil marking the 30th anniversary of a military coup that ushered in the country's Dirty War.
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Friday, March 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines: A marathon effort; Proposal rattles tourism industry; Argentine annoyance at ?double play'; Millennium tragedy; Airbridge assurances; Rotterdam goes solo.
