MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Thursday, October 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile-Germany to Strengthen Links
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet discussed cooperation in education and alternative energy Thursday with Chancellor Angela Merkel during a visit to Germany ? her home in exile during Chile's military dictatorship.
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Thursday, October 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
U.N. to postpone voting on seat for week
The U.N. General Assembly will suspend voting over an open Latin American seat in the U.N. Security Council for a week to do other work and allow time to break a deadlock between the two countries bidding for the spot, Guatemala and Venezuela, officials said Thursday.
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Thursday, October 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC surprises with deeper oil cut
OPEC, the producer of 40 percent of the world's crude oil, agreed to cut production by 1.2 million barrels a day to stem a three-month slide in prices.
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Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: one billion dollars fisheries exports in 2006
Argentine fisheries exports, boosted by good squid catches, will range in the one billion US dollars mark this year and could jump to 1.2 billion in the next few years, reports the Mar del Plata press.
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Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lan begins Santiago/Punta Arenas night flights
Almost a hundred passengers inaugurated this week the first of two weekly direct night flights between Santiago and Punta Arenas which Lan Chile has added for summer season's months.
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Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
United States population hits 300-million mark
The population of the United States officially hit the historic milestone of 300 million Tuesday morning, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
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Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine : Violence mars Perón coffin transfer
Violence between union activists yesterday wounded more than 40 people and marred the transfer of Juan Domingo Perón's remains to a mausoleum, evoking scenes of the Ezeiza massacre in 1973 when scores were killed in a gun battle between the right and left wings of the Justicialist Party that the three-time president founded.
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Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
President Bachelet travels to Germany
President Michelle Bachelet begins a four-day state visit to Germany on Wednesday morning, which will include visits to cities she once lived in.
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Wednesday, October 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
The greening of the Falkland Islands
Although most of the grass remains obstinately white in appearance, a number of schemes currently taking shape in the Falkland Islands suggest that the attitude of its government to the environment is getting ever greener.
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Tuesday, October 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's stock market rises to record high
Chilean stocks rose to the week's third record close on Friday. The Santiago Stock Exchange's Ipsa index, tracking the 40 most sold stocks, rose 0.32% to 2,356.97 points.
