MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 27th 2008
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Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
N Zealand scientists begin working on rare colossal squid
Technicians in New Zealand are set to begin defrosting a rare colossal squid. Having removed the creature from the freezer on Sunday, the team realized it would defrost too early for a planned examination by scientists on Wednesday, reports BBC.
They now aim to begin operations at 1500 (0300 GMT) in Wellington. -
Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Millions of pounds to clear Falklands' 16.000 mines
Multi-million pound plans to finally rid the Falkland Islands of thousands of deadly landmines left behind by Argentine forces 26 years ago are being considered in Whitehall, reports the Liverpool Daily Post.
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Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Opposition promise support for Paraguay president elect
Paraguay's President Nicanor Duarte revealed that he had talks with president elect Fernando Lugo “to ensure governance” for the country, and if the incoming administration proposes a constitutional review, he will support it from Congress, according to reports in Asunción Sunday press.
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Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: Largest sunflower crop in six years, 4.52 m tons
Argentina's sunflower crop was greater than forecasted totalling 4.52 million tons, the largest of the last six seasons, according to Buenos Aires Grain Exchange. The total area planted was 2.636.000 hectares, with an average yield of 1.720 kilos per hectare, which is 2.5% over last year's crop.
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Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine gov. looks split over farmers' conflict
The doves of the Argentine cabinet headed by vice president Julio Cobos called on farmers to give the new cabinet a chance and more time to discuss the issues which so far have stalled negotiations.
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Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Rotterdamers win cup for Van Marwijk, next Dutch national coach
Bert van Marwijk, soon to succeed Marco van Basten as coach of the Dutch National team, went out on a winning note when his league team Feyenoord convincingly won the Dutch Cup final on Sunday, beating Roda JC by 2-0.
