MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 4th 2011
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Monday, April 4th 2011 - 04:12 UTC
Russian billionaire pays 100 million USD for mansion in San Francisco
Russian billionaire has paid 100 million US dollars for a mansion in the United States, one of the most expensive single-family homes sold in the country.
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Monday, April 4th 2011 - 02:11 UTC
Islamic extremists operating illegally in Triple Frontier area, says Brazilian magazine
Islamic extremist groups such as Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas are illegally operating in the Triple Frontier area shared by Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, where they allegedly gather large amounts of money, recruit new militants and plan additional attacks, Brazilian magazine Veja denounced.
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Monday, April 4th 2011 - 01:55 UTC
Almost half of China’s dairies closed down following quality inspections
Nearly half of China's 1,176 dairies are being shut down after failing to obtain new licences, the country's quality inspection agency says. It says that 533 dairy producers have been ordered to halt productions after a government safety audit.
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Monday, April 4th 2011 - 01:52 UTC
Maersk to build and operate 1.1 billion USD pier in Peru’s main port
The world’s largest container shipping line, Moeller-Maersk A/S, won a contract to build and operate a 1.1 billion US dollars pier at Peru’s largest port, the government announced in Lima.
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Monday, April 4th 2011 - 00:47 UTC
Humala leads in Peruvian presidential race and a run-off June 5 is almost certain
Nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala consolidated his lead in Peru’s presidential race according to the latest public opinion polls published Sunday in the country’s main dailies. Earlier in the week Humala promised investors he would manage the economy prudently and respect foreign investors despite his radical past.
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Monday, April 4th 2011 - 00:45 UTC
Vargas Llosa blasts Humala and Keiko: ‘it’s like choosing between cancer and aids’
Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori rejected Mario Vargas Llosa’s remarks who said once again that choosing between Ollanta Humala and her, was like choosing between cancer and terminal Aids, and said that the Nobel Prize winner’s comments are “useless”.
