MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 22nd 2011
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:32 UTC
Fukushima nuclear plant seems ‘stabilized’ but smoke emissions continue
Efforts have resumed at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to restore electrical power and cool its overheated reactors, seriously damaged by the 11 March earthquake.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:23 UTC
US ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes but no apology for 1973 events
In what was the most controversial issue of the visit, President Obama said he's ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes committed during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, but avoided agreeing Monday to a US apology for meddling in the country's affairs.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:19 UTC
Argentina’s 2010/11 harvest estimated at over 100 million tons
Argentina’s 2010/2011 grains and oilseeds harvest is estimated to have reached 100.46 million tons, which is above last year’s according to the latest technical report from the Ministry of Agriculture released this week.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:15 UTC
World Bank forecasts Japanese economy will begin recovering at the end of 2011
Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:10 UTC
In twelve Argentine provinces inflation is two times and a half the official index
Several Argentine provinces mistrustful of government statistics, particularly inflation have mounted their own offices which show that consumer prices in the last twelve months have soared on average 27.5%, which is almost two and a half times the official index applicable to Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires province
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:06 UTC
Buenos Aires main airports cancel all flights as communications system collapses
Flights began to be resumed late Monday in Argentina’s two main airports after they had to be cancelled due to technical problems with the Control Tower system.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 03:33 UTC
Obama calls for “new era of partnership” with Latin America in spite of “rocky past”
Visiting President Barack Obama called in Chile for a “new era of partnership” with Latin America as he acknowledged a sometimes troubled past between Washington and its neighbours in the region.
