MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 14th 2010
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Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 03:48 UTC
Dictators’ illicit funds in Swiss banks will be returned to pillaged countries
A new law on returning illicit dictator funds that are deposited in Swiss banks has been approved by the Swiss parliament.
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Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 03:43 UTC
Paraguayan president health condition causes unrest among lawmakers
Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo undergoing treatment for a lymphatic cancer is limiting activities to “administrative affairs” while a growing number of opposition lawmakers are seriously considering requesting his resignation or a larger share of responsibilities with his Vice-President Federico Franco.
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Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 03:08 UTC
Wide ranging trade deal brings Taiwan closer to China
A historic trade deal between China and Taiwan took effect Sunday signalling improvement in relations between the two countries after they were split by a civil war over 60 years ago.
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Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 02:57 UTC
Uruguay feels Mercosur is a diplomatic club, still too distant from the people
Mercosur is currently a “Foreign Affairs ministries club” which has failed in getting people involved in the integration idea and process, said Uruguayan Foreign Secretary Luis Almagro during a press conference Monday at Government House.
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Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 00:46 UTC
Cuba with unions support announces elimination of 500.000 jobs to boost economy
The Cuban government will cut more than 500,000 state jobs by March as part of a plan to reduce inefficiencies, the country’s largest union said in a statement. The reductions are part of President Raúl Castro’s goal of eliminating 1 million state jobs by 2015, according to the statement.
