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Montevideo, November 15th 2025 - 14:35 UTC

Stories for August 12th 2007

  • Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Keep clear of the penguins!

    “Even during the Malvinas/Falklands war, there was no conflict between Argentine and UK bases” said Mr Huber

    Dutchman Johannes Huber is the executive secretary of Antarctic Treaty System, which has its headquarters in Downtown Buenos Aires.

  • Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Bullock ends days in minefield

    The remains of a bullock which entered minefield

    ON a Friday evening one could be excused for thinking that the Joint Services Explosive Ordnance (JSEOD) team would be winding down at the end of a busy week -

    wrong.

  • Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Brazil's deforestation rate 'falls'

    Marina Silva said the figures reflected “a new environmental governance”

    Destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest has dropped by nearly a third during the last year to its lowest rate in the last seven years, according to government figures.