MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 3rd 2009
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Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 09:16 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner promises next Ibero-American summit will address Malvinas issue
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said that the sovereignty claim over Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich islands and surrounding maritime spaces, illegitimately held by Britain, will be paramount in next year’s Ibero-American summit declaration.
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Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 08:29 UTC
All ready for the Argentina-Chile bicentennial (Dakar) rally
Dakar rally director Etienne Lavigne celebrated Wednesday in Buenos Aires that the coming 2010 edition of the world event will coincide with Argentina and Chile commemoration of their second bicentennial as nations.
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Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 08:27 UTC
Venezuela shuts down banks belonging to former Chavez crony
The Venezuelan government has shut down four private banks, accusing them of financial irregularities. The closures come 10 days after the authorities took over the banks on suspicion of violating regulations.
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Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 08:20 UTC
EU agrees on plans for new system of financial regulation
European Union finance ministers have agreed plans for a new Europe-wide system of financial regulation. The deal paves the way for the establishment of several new watchdogs responsible for supervising the financial system in all EU countries.
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Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 08:16 UTC
Construction reliance economy no longer an option for Spain
Spanish jobless claims increased by 60,593, or 1.6 percentage point in November, the fourth monthly increase running, admitted the government on Wednesday. The number of people seeking jobless benefits rose by nearly 900,000 or 29% on the year to reach 3,868,946, the Labor ministry said.
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Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 08:00 UTC
Europe concerned unemployment undermining recovery
Unemployment in the 16-nation Euro zone remained at 9.8% in October after being revised higher to that level in September (from 9.7 to 9.8%), according to the European Union statistics office in Luxembourg said today. This is the highest rate since December 1998.
