MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 16th 2009
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Monday, November 16th 2009 - 16:14 UTC
Chavez ready to bombard clouds, with Cuban help, to force rainfall
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced he will begin bombarding not Colombia, but the clouds so as to trigger much needed precipitations to help fill up dams and reservoirs, at record low levels, and which have forced water and power rationing.
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Monday, November 16th 2009 - 16:12 UTC
Panama anticipates it will recognize Honduran election and winner
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli said his country “will recognize the winner” of the coming Honduran presidential election next November 29th. “We will recognize the election process and the winner”, said Martinelli in an interview with La Estrella from Panama City.
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Monday, November 16th 2009 - 14:31 UTC
Controversy over Winnie-the-Pooh alleged unpaid royalties
The family of the man who made Winnie-the-Pooh famous in the US is suing Disney over alleged unpaid royalties. The late Stephen Slesinger, who signed a licensing deal with Pooh creator AA Milne in 1931, gave the bear his red shirt and developed Pooh products.
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Monday, November 16th 2009 - 14:27 UTC
Queen’s Speech will announce radical changes in London City banking
London City regulators are to be given new powers to tear up bankers' contracts if they include excessive pay and bonus deals which might threaten the stability of the financial system.
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Monday, November 16th 2009 - 14:19 UTC
Afro-Brazilians victims of discrimination, injustice and violence says UN
While Brazil has an “impressive” set of laws and policies to promote human rights and improve socio-economic well-being, indigenous groups and Afro-Brazilians face serious discrimination, injustice and violence, warned the United Nations human rights chief.
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Monday, November 16th 2009 - 14:15 UTC
FIFA bans Maradona for two months on qualifier incident in Montevideo
Argentina head coach Diego Maradona has been banned from football for two months and fined by FIFA as punishment for his rant at journalists following Argentina's qualification for the World Cup finals a month ago in Montevideo, Uruguay.
