MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 4th 2009
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Saturday, April 4th 2009 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil and China discuss bilateral trade in Real and Yuan
Brazilian President Lula da Silva said Friday that he supports alternatives to the dollar as the world's premier currency who anticipated the issue will be addressed when he visits China next month. Senior Chinese and Russian officials have talked in recent weeks about a new reserve currency to replace the dollar.
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Saturday, April 4th 2009 - 09:43 UTC
With tax breaks, March auto industry sales in Brazil are record
Auto industry sales in Brazil soared in March as consumers flocked to dealers to benefit from government tax breaks, according to data from the national dealers’ association Fenabrave.
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Saturday, April 4th 2009 - 07:08 UTC
Mercosur experts elaborate plan to address dengue epidemic
Mercosur sanitary experts met this week in Asuncion, Paraguay to address the mosquito transmitted dengue disease which is affecting all countries of the region (except Uruguay and Chile) with tens of thousand cases confirmed.
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Saturday, April 4th 2009 - 07:07 UTC
US unemployment in March reaches 8.5%
Another 663.000 United States workers lost their jobs in March, slightly more than the 658.000 that had been expected. The US unemployment rate has now hit 8.5%, up from 8.1% in February. Earlier this week, the IMF said it expects the unemployment rate in the developed world to nudge above 10% in 2010.
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Saturday, April 4th 2009 - 07:01 UTC
Former Chavez ally and now opponent arrested on corruption charges
Former Venezuelan Defence minister General Raúl Baduel accused President Hugo Chavez of ordering his detention to try to intimidate him and insisted he's innocent of corruption charges which are politically motivated.
