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• Friday, October 28th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  FAM or no FAM, Brazilian beef for visiting Bush

  Despite the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in several Brazilian southern states which prompted over forty countries to temporarily ban beef imports from the world's largest exporter, Brazil will be honoring visiting United States president with a typical South American barbecue.

• Friday, October 28th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  World Bank proposes 75% cut in farm tariffs

  Developed countries must cut their highest farm tariffs by 75% if the world's poorest nations are to benefit from a World Trade Organization (WTO) attempt to liberalize agricultural trade, said experts at the World Bank.

• Thursday, October 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Massive investment in Antarctic Halley Station

  Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Sainsbury announced a £20million investment in the revolutionary Halley VI Research Station in British Antarctica.

• Thursday, October 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  World's first tallow-biodiesel plant in Brazil

  The largest world factory converting bovine tallow into biodiesel will begin production next June in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, said Wednesday Dedini industries, one of the main equipment suppliers.

• Thursday, October 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain: Fuel protest paralyzes maritime trade

  Dozens of cargo ships were kept waiting outside Spain's Mediterranean ports to unload yesterday as fishermen striking over fuel subsidies blockaded ports along the coast, industry sources said.

• Thursday, October 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Pucara celebrates 30th anniversary

  Argentine Air Force is scheduled to celebrate today the 30th anniversary of the commissioning of the IA-58 Pucara
  
  aircraft, a light attack aircraft that saw active service in the Falkland/Malvinas war.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas and Chilean Navy honour Shackleton

  Alexandra Shackleton and descendents from the Chilean captain who helped rescue Sir Ernest Shackleton's “Endurance” Antarctic expedition in 1916 gave a special “Antarctic” flavour to Chile's celebration last Sunday of the Magellan Strait discovery 485th anniversary.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  FAM threatens Brazil's foreign trade

  Brazil created Tuesday a special inter-ministerial task force to coordinate efforts in combating the outbreak of foot and mouth disease that has expanded to several southern states, while neighbouring Argentina is ready to declare a sanitary alert given the proximity of the area involved.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentinian missing biologist body found in Antarctica

  Authorities said on Tuesday that they have found the body of one of two Argentines missing for more than a month in Antarctica after their snowmobile plunged into a deep ice crevasse.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Indian choppers for Chile?

  In single largest sale ever by the Indian Defence establishment to another country, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee left on Tuesday night for Chile to close a Rs 400-crore deal of about 30 indigenously-made Advanced Light Helicopters.