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Stories for October 20th 2008

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Paraguayan president meets Bush next week in White House

  

  Paraguay President Fernando Lugo will meet President George Bush at the White House on October 27. The visit provides an opportunity “to reaffirm our strong relationship with Paraguay” said a release from the US Executive.

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  OECD demands UK enacts adequate anti-bribery laws

  

  The OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Working Group on Bribery sharply criticised the United Kingdom's failure to bring its anti-bribery laws into line with its international obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and urged the rapid introduction of new legislation.

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta del Este is summer dream for Argentine tourists

  

  Mar del Plata in Argentina is the cheapest summer resort in the Mercosur area while Punta del Este,in Uruguay and Rio do Janeiro, Brazil outstand as the dearest according to a report from Buenos Aires consultants Management & Fit published in the Sunday press.

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  IMF head publicly apologizes for “error of judgement”

  

  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday publicly apologized for “an error of judgment” in an affair with a subordinate but denied he had abused his position.