MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 2nd 2011
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Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 03:51 UTC
Diabetes has reached epidemic level worldwide warn US surgeons
People with diabetes in the United States and several other countries do not get effective treatment to control their disease, US researchers said, and health insurance, not personal wealth, plays a big role in determining which diabetics get good care.
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Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 03:47 UTC
Chile and France sign deal for development of uranium
Chile and France on Saturday signed a deal promoting the exploration and development of uranium. The deal between the state-owned Codelco (copper mining company) formalizes France’s ability to source minerals, including uranium, from Chile’s mining sector.
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Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 01:38 UTC
Falklands present at Westminster seminar on Parliamentary practice
Member of the Legislative Assembly Emma Edwards will be representing the Falkland Islands at the 60th Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure (March 6/12) hosted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch.
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Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 00:41 UTC
CFK underlines Argentine economic and political progress, but no word on re-election
Addressing Congress on Tuesday Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, CFK, underlined the economic and political development brought on by her administration saying that they helped all Argentine citizens to lead a better quality of life.
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Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 00:00 UTC
Antarctica meteorite strengthens argument life could have come from outer space
Fragments from a meteorite found in the Antarctic strengthen the argument that the elements needed to begin life on earth could have come from outer space, claims a new study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
