MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 13th 2008
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Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur concerned with growing surge of Chinese imports
Argentina and Brazil have established a standing consultation round to monitor the strong increase in Chinese imports which is causing concern in both countries manufacturing sectors, according to Brazilian sources.
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Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay's 300.000 landless families wait for new president
Land distribution promises to become the main immediate challenge for Paraguay's elected president Fernando Lugo who takes office on Friday. An estimated 300.000 peasant families are expecting to be given a lot of land and their organizations are impatient.
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Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lula openly confirms 1979 amnesty bill and silences ministers
In an attempt to cool a controversy over punishing torturers from the 21 year military dictatorship, Brazilian president Lula da Silva said Brazilians should enshrine the “heroes” of that time and not only concentrate on incriminating the “villains” who killed them.
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Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Octopus did you say? Not exactly, it's six arms and two legs
A giant Pacific octopus called Mavis has helped researchers to prove that the one thing everyone knows about the creatures is wrong. The name octopus is derived from the Ancient Greek for eight feet. Mavis, who lives in a tank at Weymouth Sea Life Centre, actually has six arms and two legs.
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Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
More Magellanic penguins washed up to Brazil beaches
More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast and as far north as Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, 3000 km north of Sao Paulo. IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) (*) deployed a team of penguin rehabilitation experts to assist local animal centers that are handling penguins for the first time.
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Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Arsenal gain advantage in qualifying tie…
The English Premier League team Arsenal took a massive step towards qualifying for the group stages of the lucrative European Champions League after beating the Dutch club Twente Enschede 2-0 in the 1st leg game in Holland.
