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Stories for February 19th 2011
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Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 16:36 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas controversy: “Minds closed, indeed”
The following article from Mr. Andres Cisneros is a reply to “Unilateral Facts II” (MP Feb. 12th) by Dr. Graham Pascoe and Peter Pepper. The first piece of this enriching exchange (Unilateral Facts) from Dr. Pascoe and Mr. Pepper was published in the BA Herald January 21st and a first reply from Mr. Cisneros (Unilateral Facts, indeed), Feb 6th in MP.
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Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:19 UTC
Ambitious Uruguayan trade and investment incursion to India
Considered one of the most ambitious trade and investment incursions to Asia, a delegation of Uruguayan business people headed by Vice-president Danilo Astori begins Saturday a seven-day official visit to India.
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Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:17 UTC
US reveals content of the cargo from US Air Force plane seized by Argentina
The US State Department released a press statement detailing the content of the cargo seized by Argentine authorities in the US Air Force plane case, and said that despite a “discrepancy regarding the serial number of one of the weapons, the quantity and type of weapon was consistent with the official manifest” provided to Argentine officials.
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Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:08 UTC
Argentine economy expanded 9.1% in 2010, announces Cristina Kirchner
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced Friday that Argentina’s economy is 2010 expanded 9.1% and unemployment in the fourth quarter experienced a further drop and now stands at a record low of 7.3%.
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Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:03 UTC
G20 negotiators fail to agree targets to reduce global imbalances
Negotiators have failed to agree targets to reduce global economic imbalances on the first day of the two-day G20 meeting in Paris. The countries want to better coordinate economic policies to avoid a repeat of the 2008 global financial crisis.
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Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 05:42 UTC
Milestone for Buenos Aires police force: two women officers get married
A same sex couple, members of Argentina’s Federal Police and with the same rank, promised eternal love at a simple, warm and joyful ceremony in Buenos Aires City downtown Tribunals’ palace.
