MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Monday, October 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's strong growth remains above 8%
Argentina's economic activity continued to grow strongly last August with an 8.5% expansion over the same month a year ago according to preliminary data from Ministry of Economy sources in Buenos Aires.
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Monday, October 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Peruvian ministers and legislators “invade” Chile
Half of the Peruvian cabinet, --eight ministers--, will be visiting Chile in the coming days in the framework of the bilateral growing links sponsored by Peruvian president Alan Garcia and openly supported by the Michelle Bachelet administration.
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Monday, October 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's growth estimate for 2006 down to 3%
Brazil's one hundred leading corporations and independent analysts estimate that the country's growth this year will be in the range of 3% or lower, according to the latest report from the Central Bank.
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Monday, October 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Decisive referendum to widen the Panama Canal
Next Sunday October 22 the Panamanian people will vote in a special referendum to widen the Panama Canal allowing for large container ships, a 5.5 billion US dollars project which is decisive for world trade and for the lifeblood of the country.
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Monday, October 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Guatemala/Venezuela deadlock opens door for another candidate
Voting for one of Latinamerica's United Nations Security Council seats will go into a second day after delegates failed Monday to end a ten rounds deadlock.
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Saturday, October 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile tariffs on Argentine milk and cheese are official
Chile made official the announced provisional safeguards against certain Argentina dairy products. An ad valorum 23% tariff has been imposed on the introduction of Argentine liquid and powder milk and Gouda cheese according to the Friday edition of the Official Gazette.
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Saturday, October 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
South Korean Ban Ki-moon confirmed UN Secretary General
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been formally voted the next United Nations secretary general by the General Assembly.
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Saturday, October 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Obesity in Europe has reached “epidemic proportions”
Obesity in Europe has reached epidemic proportions and its prevalence has tripled in the last two decades while millions are ill-fed, according to the World Health Organization meeting in Copenhagen.
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Saturday, October 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Sauna for Russia's main Antarctic base
Russia's Antarctic base Novola Sarevskaia where an Orthodox church was recently built will soon have a traditional “bania” sauna, reports Moscow's Vremia Novostei.
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Saturday, October 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's country risk close to an all time record low
Argentina's country risk dropped this week to 289 points the lowest in ten years and just a few points from the lowest ever reached in 1996 with 280 points.
