MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 2007
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Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN calls on new generation to take better care of planet earth
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Friday on the world's younger generation to take better care of Planet Earth in the face of global warming than his own.
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Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula/Vazquez agenda was previously checked by Argentina
The Brazilian initiatives proposed by President Lula da Silva during his Monday summit in Uruguay with his counterpart Tabare Vazquez were previously considered with Argentina, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.
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Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN health agency helping Paraguay control dengue outbreak
The United Nations Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, a regional arm of the UN World Health Organization, WHO, is assisting Paraguay in its efforts to control an outbreak of dengue fever that has affected thousands.
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Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New hopes for the WTO Doha round negotiations
Top trade negotiators from the United States, the European Union, Brazil and India are scheduled to meet in London and Geneva this weekend to discuss stalled World Trade Organization efforts to liberalize global commerce said Brazilian officials on Thursday.
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Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Global markets fail to recover on fears of corporate earnings
World shares dropped for a third day Thursday on concerns about growth in leading economies and the outlook for corporate profits. A large slide in Europe and Asia was compounded by a drop on US indexes.
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Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras acquires natural gas assets in south Argentina
Petrobras increased its share in natural gas exploitation in the south of Argentina acquiring the assets of US ConocoPhillips, announced Thursday the company in Buenos Aires
