MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 24th 2011
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Sunday, April 24th 2011 - 01:30 UTC
Venezuela formally exits Andean nations and waits for Mercosur incorporation
Venezuela formally exited the Andean Community of Nations, CAN, Friday when it stopped belonging to the free trade zone which for 38 years eliminated a full range of tariffs among its members (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia), announced the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs ministry.
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Sunday, April 24th 2011 - 01:05 UTC
Antarctica ozone hole linked to Australia’s recent series of droughts
The Antarctic ozone hole is about one-third to blame for Australia's recent series of droughts, scientists say. Writing in in the journal Science, they conclude that the hole has shifted wind and rainfall patterns right across the Southern Hemisphere, even the tropics.
