MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 4th 2008
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Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela's Chavez reshuffles cabinet after defeat
President Hugo Chavez shuffled his Cabinet on Thursday, naming a retired military officer as vice president and other changes aimed at tackling corruption and inefficiencies in his socialist government
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Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Conservationists condemn Alaskan Ocean oil drilling
Environmental groups have expressed outrage over a decision by the US government to open a huge area off Alaska's northwest coast for oil drilling.
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Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
USA: Obama, Huckabee win Iowa Caucuses
Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have won their party caucuses in the US state of Iowa, the first test in the race to choose the candidates for president.
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Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chile Fisheries Council sets catch quotas for 2008
The National Fisheries Council established global catch quotas for 2008 at a meeting held at the offices of the Subsecretariat of Fisheries (SUBPESCA) in Valparaiso in mid-December.
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Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update
Headlines: Birmingham's back!; OTs Minister on three day visit; Memorial reflects historic link with Royal Marines; 'A deep water port for the 21st century - where?; Norway Golden Shears dream for Lee and Jan.
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Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Prime Minister's message:' no doubts over sovereignty'
In his first New Year address to the Falkland Islands, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has restated the commitment of his government to protecting Islanders' right to self-determination.
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Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
DNA test solves riddle over Colombian boy 'hostage'
Results of a DNA test on Friday revealed why leftist rebels failed to deliver this week on their promise to free a 3-year-old boy born in captivity: Little Emmanuel has spent the last two years not in a jungle rebel camp, but in a Bogota foster home.
