MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 4th 2011
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Saturday, June 4th 2011 - 06:35 UTC
Raul Castro completes the octogenarian club to rejuvenate Cuban leadership
Cuban President Raul Castro turned 80 on Friday, vowing to rejuvenate the country's aging leadership and its sagging economy.
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Saturday, June 4th 2011 - 06:31 UTC
Chile’s capital survives driest May in 43 years: respiratory diseases outbreak
As any Santiago de Chile resident could attest, it was all sun and no rain this past May, creating a hazardously dry environment and increasing already worrying levels of pollution.
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Saturday, June 4th 2011 - 06:23 UTC
Punta Arenas included in Chile’s 285 million USD program to improve air travel
In response to increased air traffic this past decade, the Ministry of Public Works has formed a plan to improve and expand the airports of Chile including Punta Arenas.
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Saturday, June 4th 2011 - 02:40 UTC
Hard times, even closure for some Uruguayan abattoirs, anticipated Mujica
Uruguayan president Jose Mujica warned that several abattoirs will run into deep trouble and might have to close down because of the lack of livestock ready for slaughtering. He also cautioned that “there is not much more the Executive can do”.
