MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 15th 2010
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Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:53 UTC
Argentina to resume nuclear program in cooperation with Russia
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev met with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to commemorate 125 years of bilateral relations between Argentina and Russia and to sign several cooperation agreements in different fields including helping Argentina to develop its nuclear program.
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Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:50 UTC
China’s Sinopec expected to invest in Brazilian offshore oil blocks
China's Sinopec will buy stakes in two Brazilian offshore blocks from state-run Petrobras, local media reported Wednesday, as part of a cooperation agreement to be signed during a visit by China's president to Brazil.
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Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:45 UTC
Kirchner victory as Senate ratifies nomination of Central Bank governor
The Argentine Senate finally approved the nomination of economist Mercedes Marcó del Pont as president of the Central Bank, post for which she was named by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner last February.
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Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:39 UTC
BRIC leaders arrive in Brazil for two-day summit in anticipation of G20
Leaders from the world's four biggest emerging economies --Brazil, Russia, India and China, arrived in Brasilia Wednesday for a two-day summit. It's the second summit of the so-called BRIC countries.
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Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 05:30 UTC
Russian sponsored sturgeon farm in Argentina to produce black caviar
Argentina plans to open a Russian-sponsored sturgeon farm to produce black caviar within the next two weeks, according to a press statement released this week by the Argentine province La Rioja.
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Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 00:36 UTC
China rapidly becoming Latinamerica’s main trade and investment partner
China is set to become Latinamerica’s second trade partner ahead of the European Union and just behind the United States in the next few years according to a report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Cepal.
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Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 00:04 UTC
FMD emergency in Korea: 26.000 animals at 211 farms culled
Shortly after declaring itself “clear” of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on March 23, South Korea is yet again battling the animal disease that was found to have contaminated a local cattle farm last Friday.
