MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Faster, Cheaper and Cleaner
Cheaper motoring is high on the agenda for most motorists. Combine that with cleaner fuel and enhanced performance and you've got the dream car.
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Saturday, August 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Military honors for Pinochet would anger Chileans
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Friday that her compatriots would be angered if former dictator Augusto Pinochet is buried with full military honors when he dies
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Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine economy grows 8% in first half of 2006
The Argentine economy grew 8.2% in June compared with the same month a year ago, expanding at a slightly faster pace than in May, the Economy Ministry revealed in Buenos Aires Thursday.
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Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
British River Plate routing commemorated in London
Belgravia in the heart of London was this week the stage for the commemoration of an event that two centuries ago helped change the course of history in the River Plate.
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Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' wool cooperative initiative controversy
Speaking on the Falkland Islands Radio Station's mid-day news programme on Thursday, Councillor Dr.Andrea Clausen, the Chair of the Islands' Development Board, said that there had been no pressure put on farmers to join in an initiative aimed at cutting out the middle men between Falkland Islands wool producers and the world-wide buyers of their product.
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Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Ten bidders for Punta Arenas Free Trade Zone
Ten companies have expressed an interest in the 23 year Punta Arenas Free Trade Zone concession. The current concession of Parenzon Chile Ltd expires February 2007, reports Punta Arenas “La Prensa Austral”.
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Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Island Shipping goes bust;
Education Director: ?nothing but praise' for A Level results;
News in brief:
Telephone refund; Popular tourism job;
Conferencing councillors. -
Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile proposes to Peru joint promotional campaign for “pisco”
The Chilean government on Thursday proposed to Peru that the two countries conduct a joint promotional campaign for “pisco” - grape brandy - after the World Intellectual Property Organization recognized the validity of Chile's manufacture of the traditional Peruvian liquor.
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Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Stroessner laid to rest in Brazil
The body of Paraguay's longtime former dictator was laid to rest here Thursday in the foreign soil where he spent his quiet exile, while back home some of those nostalgic for his rule paid tribute and others complained that Alfredo Stroessner never had to answer for his many heinous crimes.
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Friday, August 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Three out of four Chileans have mobile phones
Almost three out of four Chileans have a mobile phone, according to a recent 3G Américas study. In a country of 15 million residents, more than 12 million have a mobile phone.
