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• Tuesday, May 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexico, Peru Recall Ambassadors From Cuba

  Relations between Cuba and Mexico continued to worsen Monday when the Fidel Castro regime accused the government of Mexican President Vicente Fox of arrogance, mendacity and stupidity.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina promotes sheep farming recovery

  Argentine lamb exports this year jumped 61%, price of wool doubled and sheep are returning to Patagonia but also to the pampas and the province of Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  A 6,3 seism hits Southern Chile

  A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Chile early Monday causing power outages and minor property damage, but no injuries.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Malvinas' sovereignty: “indeclinable objective”

  “Recovering sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands is an indeclinable objective of all Argentina and particularly for this administration”, said this Monday Argentine Defence Minister Jose Pampuro during the ceremony to honour the 323 dead when the sinking of the battleship “General Belgrano” by a Royal Navy nuclear submarine May 2nd, 1982.

• Monday, May 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexico is Latin America's major economy

  Mexico consolidated in 2003 as the major economy of Latinamerica with a GDP of 626 billion US dollars, ahead of Brazil with 498 billion US dollars, according to a report from consultants Global Invest.

• Monday, May 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  US Jewish Community honours Kirchner

  Argentine president Nestor Kirchner travels this Monday to New York and Washington where he will be honoured by the American Jewish community and participate in a Forum on Argentina organized by the Council of the Americas. However Mr. Kirchner is not scheduled to meet any official from the US President Bush administration.

• Monday, May 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile attracts more foreign tourists

  Foreign tourists in Chile during the first quarter of 2004 increased 21,1% compared to the same period in 2003, reaching 600,000 according to the Chilean Tourist Service, Senatur.

• Monday, May 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Rato, new IMF Managing Director

  Rodrigo Rato, the former Spanish Finance Minister will be confirmed this Tuesday as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

• Monday, May 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  “Malvinas, a pending issue”

  “Malvinas are a permanent symbol for Argentina”, and a “pending issue for this administration”, said on Saturday May 1 Argentine Defence Minister Jose Pampuro during the 22nd anniversary of Argentina's Air Force “baptism of fire” in the South Atlantic conflict.

• Monday, May 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Former populist leader son elected Panama president

  Martin Torrijos the son of a former populist military leader has been voted as Panama's next president. An opposition centrist Mr. Torrijos comfortably defeated last Sunday his main challenger former president Guillermo Endara. The ruling party candidate Jose Miguel Aleman finished third.