MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 4th 2008
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Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina takes over flag air carrier from Spanish group
Argentina's Senate voted on Wednesday night the nationalization of flag air carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas, privatized 18 years ago and lately managed by the Spanish group Marsans.
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Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Flooded south Chile regions declared “catastrophe zone”
President Michelle Bachelet declared southern Chile's entire (Patagonia) Region IX (Araucanía) a “catastrophe zone” due to this past week's intense rainfall and flooding.
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Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lamy confirms global trade talks posted to resume next week
The Doha round global trade negotiations will resume “at senior official level” next Tuesday announced World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy on Thursday in Oslo.
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Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguayan president manages to defuse institutional crisis
The Paraguayan Senate managed on Thursday to defuse an institutional stand off which threatened the stability of the recently inaugurated government of President Fernando Lugo. With a simple majority the ruling collation disbarred former president Nicanor Duarte who insisted in occupying a seat for which he had been elected.
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Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Furious stranded commuters torch trains in Buenos Aires
Angry commuters have set fire to train carriages on Thursday in metropolitan Buenos Aires to protest morning rush hour delays. The police reported several arrests and the Argentine government blamed leftist activists for the incidents.
