MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 20th 2010
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Monday, September 20th 2010 - 02:23 UTC
Brazilian star calls Lula da Silva “coup-monger” and Serra, “an idiot”
Caetano Veloso, one of Brazil’s most exquisite poet-singers has called President Lula da Silva a “coup monger” and the opposition presidential candidate Jose Serra, a “moron” and an “idiot”.
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Monday, September 20th 2010 - 02:15 UTC
Disagreement over terrorist extradition could sour Chile/Argentine relations
After a lack of agreement in Chile over the extradition of ex guerrilla member Sergio Apablaza, Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said that the meeting held with President Sebastián Piñera was an “excellent” one, during declarations made to seemingly minimize the situation.
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Monday, September 20th 2010 - 02:12 UTC
Britain’s top novelist plans to move definitively to New York
Novelist Martin Amis, author of some of Britain’s best known modern literature is fed up with criticisms in Britain, and also on request from his Uruguayan wife is planning to move definitively to the United States.
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Monday, September 20th 2010 - 02:11 UTC
Vargas Llosa fears manipulation of Venezuela legislative elections
The renowned Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa fears manipulation of the coming legislative elections in Venezuela, masterminded by President Hugo Chavez, whom together with other Latinamerican leaders he defines as “caudillos”.
