MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 6th 2011
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Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 06:10 UTC
Venezuela to begin shipping Argentina 12 million barrel of fuel in May
Venezuela will send Argentina 12 million barrels of diesel and fuel oil starting in May, an official from Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA said.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 05:55 UTC
Brazil decides to impose anti-dumping tariff on several Chinese synthetic fibres
Brazil will apply import tariffs on specific goods from China and the United States, the latest measures to help stem a flood of cheap imports that is eroding the country's trade balance, according to a statement from the Industry and Trade ministry.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 05:52 UTC
Radioactive fish lead to first legal limits for radiation in seafood
High levels of radioactive iodine and cesium were detected by Japan’s Fisheries Ministry in fish caught near the Fukushima nuclear power plant this week. Japan has responded to the findings by announcing its first legal limits for radiation in fish and said it is considering a ban on exports of some marine products.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 05:48 UTC
IMF paper with proposals on capital controls triggers heated debate
An IMF staff proposal to endorse capital controls in limited circumstances aroused opposition from Brazil and other nations seeking greater freedom to stem inflows of money from overseas.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 01:39 UTC
Uruguay’s March inflation soars 1.42% and 3.6% in the first quarter
Uruguay consumer prices soared 1.42% in March, reaching 8.17% in the last twelve months and 3.6% in the first quarter, which is dangerously close to the twelve month government target of 3% to 7%, which theoretically should go down to 4% to 6% next June.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 01:10 UTC
Desire Petroleum confident of its Falklands’ portfolio prospects potential
Falklands Desire Petroleum has said the past 12 months had proved an “energetic” period for the company with the information gathered leading to believe that the East Flank Play Fairway has a great deal of potential.
