MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 10th 2011
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Friday, June 10th 2011 - 01:42 UTC
“Dilma has the authority to sack the chief of staff and acted at the right time”
Commenting this week’s resignation of Brazilian chief of staff Antonio Palocci in the midst of a political crisis that has shaken Brazil in the past few days, former president Lula da Silva said that Dilma “had the authority to fire the chief of staff and acted at the right time.”
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Friday, June 10th 2011 - 01:34 UTC
Top EC official in South America to promote trade, tourism and cooperation
A top European Commission official is on a round of visits to South American countries to strengthen economic, industrial and tourism ties with the region because Latin America has emerged as “a strategic and dynamic economic player”.
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Friday, June 10th 2011 - 00:25 UTC
Falklands tells OAS sovereignty is “non negotiable”, but seek “neighbourly relations” with Argentina
The Falkland Islands elected government responded to an Argentine inspired declaration from the Organization of American States, OAS, saying that the Falklands have “a right to self determination” and fully supports the UK government’s resolute position that “the issue of sovereignty is non negotiable”.
