MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Sunday, September 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez promises supporters “elected” president for life
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez promised that if he wins the coming December election he will call a referendum in 2010 on his administration, and if positive will propose a constitutional review to end the two consecutive periods' reelection limit.
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Sunday, September 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner mends fences with Peru's Alan Garcia
Peruvian president Alan Garcia has been officially invited to visit Argentina in the near future announced in Lima Foreign Affairs Secretary Jorge Taiana, a clear attempt from both sides to fasten the “cooperation links” of a long standing historical bilateral relation.
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Sunday, September 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Catastrophic climate forecast from top US scientist
One of America's top scientists has said that the world has already entered a state of dangerous climate change reports BBC.
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Sunday, September 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
New Chairman for United Nations C 24
Anthony Bryan Severin of Santa Lucia has been elected chairman of the Committee of 24, the United Nations Committee that deals with decolonisation. The appointment was confirmed as the C24 met this week.
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Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile declares national day for the disappeared
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet this week established August 30 as the National Day for the Disappeared.
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Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mexican president blocked from addressing Congress
Mexican president Vicente Fox was prevented Friday from making his final state of the nation speech before Congress when over a hundred left wing legislators occupied the podium. This is the first time in the history of Mexico that a president is forced to cancel the ceremony.
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Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian economy slowing but Lula da Silva optimistic
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva forecasted Friday the economy would expand 4% by the end of 2006 in spite of poor quarterly results.
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Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Angela Merkel most powerful
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has unseated US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the world's most powerful woman, according to a new ranking by Forbes magazine.
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Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez says opponents planning coup attempt
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday said he has uncovered a plot to topple his government, blaming his political opponents and calling them ??lackeys'' of the United States.
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Friday, September 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
New Governor, same message; Tourist Board directors take ?hands on' approach; Coastal tender talks continue; Airbridge fares rise; Clocks change this weekend.
