MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 1st 2008
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Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes Region has the lowest unemployment
Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile has the lowest unemployment in the country, 1.8%, according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Office, INE.
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Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US spending on food and fuel rises as dollar looses ground
United States consumer spending rose more than expected in January, but much of the gain was down to rising prices. The Commerce Department said on Friday personal spending rose 0.4% last month, a bigger rise than economists were expecting.
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Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Euro zone inflation marks an all time annual high in Jan
Hikes in fuel and heating oil prices pushed the Euro zone 12 months rate of inflation to an all-time high in January, but a sharper than expected drop in core inflation added weight to the view that it will fall back closer to the European Central Bank's 2% target ceiling later this year.
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Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean president scheduled to visit Great Britain in April
The busy international agenda for Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her Foreign Affaire minister Alejandro Foxley includes hosting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in March and visiting Great Britain in April.
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Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Charles and Wills to welcome Harry from Afghanistan
The Prince of Wales and Prince William will greet Prince Harry on his return from Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.
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Saturday, March 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Rev. Moon-allied group hosts Bush brother in Paraguay
Neil Bush, younger brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, called on Paraguay's president as the guest of a business federation founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
