MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 1st 2011
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Friday, April 1st 2011 - 01:19 UTC
Mexico interested in joining “the successful Unasur club”
Mexico is interested in joining Unasur, Union of South American Nations, according to the country’s Deputy Foreign Affairs minister Ruben Beltrán. “When a club is successful one wants to join in”, said Beltran during a visit to Quito where he met Unasur officials.
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Friday, April 1st 2011 - 00:31 UTC
“Loyalty rewards loyalty” message from Moyano to Cristina Fernandez
Argentina’s powerful organized labour leader Hugo Moyano has sent another strong message thanking workers for “being loyal to him” at the same time his teamsters were granted a 24% rise in wages.
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Friday, April 1st 2011 - 00:25 UTC
Brazil’s central bank just manages to slow the Real currency advance
Brazil’s Real retreated from the highest level since August 2008 after the central bank intervened five times Thursday to slow the currency’s advance. The Real fell 0.2% to 1.6318 per dollar, from 1.6288 Wednesday.
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Friday, April 1st 2011 - 00:22 UTC
Gibraltar expects 350.000 cruise visitors; opposition says 2010 was “the worst year”
Gibraltar expects to receive approximately 350.000 cruise visitors during the current 2011 season, announced Deputy Chief Minister Joe Holliday during the reception for the inaugural call to the Rock of MSC Poesia.
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Friday, April 1st 2011 - 00:09 UTC
Massive ‘Martyr’s Day’ demonstrations challenge to Syrian government
Facing a massive protest movement demanding reform, Syria's president has set up committees to look into the deaths of civilians during nearly two weeks of unrest and replacing decades-old emergency laws.
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Friday, April 1st 2011 - 00:03 UTC
G20 leaders closer on agreeing greater global role for Chinese currency
G20 leaders have moved towards agreeing that China's currency should have a wider role in global finance. The G20 is to study whether to include the Chinese Yuan within the basket of currencies that make up the IMF Special Drawing Right.
