MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Domecq Garcia shipyard comes to life again
The Domecq García shipyard, tucked away in the southern corner of the City of Buenos Aires, is slowly coming to life again after having been stripped by the neoconservative economic policies applied in the 90s.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean Saieh group acquires hotel assets
Chile's Saieh family announced yesterday that it has acquired the assets of three hotels that used to be controlled by Arab magnate Gaith Pharaon, one in Buenos Aires, one in Santiago and one in Carmelo, Uruguay.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Dow Jones industrials hit record
Wall Street's blue-chip Dow Jones index closed at a record high last night as investors cheered tumbling world oil prices, which should boost corporate profits and ease fears of US inflation.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Uribe willing to talk
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said yesterday he was willing to hold peace talks with the country's Marxist rebel leaders, a softening of his stance against guerrillas fighting a 42-year-old insurgency.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lan Chile and Gol airlines engage in price war.
In markets where firms have little with which to differentiate themselves, one way to lure more business has been to drive prices lower. This is exactly what Brazilian Gol Airlines and LAN are doing to international flights originating from Chile.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Councillor expects no change in Argentine attitudes
“This Argentine Government doesn't seem to be disposed to talking in any common sense fashion about managing our differences”
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Overseas territories angry and frustrated by European Union
Falkland Islands Legislative Council Member, Mike Summers, spoke Wednesday of the anger and frustration expressed by delegates at the recent European Union's Overseas Countries and Territories Conference recently held in Greenland, which he attended with fellow councillor Dr. Richard Davies.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's September inflation 0% and 2.8% in nine months
The Chilean Consumer Prices Index in September was 0%, helped strongly by the sustained drop in fuel prices according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Institute.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
U.S. pilots may face manslaughter charge in Brazil crash
Two American executive jet pilots were ordered by a judge to stay in Brazil while authorities investigate whether they caused a midair collision with an airliner that crashed into the Amazon, killing all 155 people aboard.
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Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Record budget surplus in Chile this year: 7.6% of GDP
Chile estimates the budget surplus in 2006 will reach the equivalent of 7.6% of GDP, up from 5.3% originally announced at the beginning of the year. However economic growth will be in the range of 5%, below the original forecast of 5.3%.
