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Puebla Panama Plan nations meet on development
пятница, 27 октября 2006 07:18:04 Representatives from Colombia, Mexico, Panama and other Central American countries kicked off a meeting on Thursday to re-launch the Puebla-Panama Plan (PPP), which is aimed at boosting development and trade by linking Mexico and the Central American region.
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Ecuador welcomes U.S. president's bid to extend ATPDEA
пятница, 27 октября 2006 07:18:05 Ecuador considers U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to seek an extension of the provisions of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) with regards to Ecuador as "positive news," Ecuador's Trade Minister Tomas Peribonio said on Thursday.
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Rice names special advisor for energy
пятница, 27 октября 2006 07:18:08 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday named Gregory Manuel, a former JP Morgan banker dealing with energy companies, to be her new special advisor on energy issues.
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U.S. calls for positive efforts to curb tensions in Somalia
пятница, 27 октября 2006 09:12:03 The United States on Thursday urged neighboring countries of Somalia to play a positive role to reduce the growing tensions in Somalia.
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Chilean judge questions Pinochet on firing squad
пятница, 27 октября 2006 10:56:03 A Chilean judge interrogated the country's former leader Augusto Pinochet on Thursday, seeking answers about his alleged involvement in two executions carried out by the Caravan of Death, a firing squad.
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Two more people killed in Timor-Leste's violence: ABC
пятница, 27 октября 2006 11:26:04 Tow more people have been killed in latest violence in Timor-Leste's capital of Dili, adding the number died in the gang-related clashes to six.
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Japan's upper house approves extension of antiterrorism law
пятница, 27 октября 2006 11:26:05 Japan's House of Councilors approved on Friday a bill which extends the special antiterrorism law for another year from November 1, following approvals from the lower house and the Cabinet earlier this month.
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Army officer shot dead in southern Thailand
пятница, 27 октября 2006 11:26:05 Four gunmen shot dead an army officer in a market in Thailand's southern border province Pattani on Friday morning, Thai media reported.
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UN assistance for IDPs in Nepal
пятница, 27 октября 2006 11:26:07 United Nations (UN) agencies in Nepal have started providing assistance to the internally displaced people (IDP) due to conflict to help them returning back to their home, local media on Friday.
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14 Afghan civilians killed in blast
пятница, 27 октября 2006 11:29:05 At least 14 civilians were killed Friday in an explosion in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, local officials said.
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