MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 4th 2011
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Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:54 UTC
Government promises Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell their cars and homes
The authorities in Cuba have released more details of their plans to allow people to buy and sell their cars and homes for the first time in 50 years. The new laws will open up a private property market and enable Cubans to buy any car they can afford.
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Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:48 UTC
Greece warned aid package means significant losses of “sovereignty” and jobs
Euro zone finance ministers have approved a 12 billion euro instalment of Greece's bailout, but signalled that the nation must expect significant losses of sovereignty and jobs.
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Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:42 UTC
French left leaning voters want Socialist Strauss-Khan back in politics
A majority of left-leaning French voters, 60%, want former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose high-profile trial on sexual assault charges could collapse, to return to French politics, a poll released showed.
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Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:38 UTC
Tierra del Fuego governor re-elected in run-off; solid support for Cristina Fernandez
Tierra del Fuego incumbent governor Fabiana Rios was re-elected on Sunday’s run-off with 50.2% of the vote beating Rosana Bertone who obtained 48.9%, according to the latest official results.
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Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:32 UTC
Brazilian government conditions support for major retail chain merger
BNDES bank will not put up the 2.4 billion US dollars it pledged for the merger of Brazil's biggest retailers, Grupo Pao de Acucar and France's Carrefour, unless France’s Casino is on board, bank president Luciano Coutinho said in a local magazine.
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Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:23 UTC
Brazilian Transport ministry suspends four top officials on corruption claims
Four of the top officials in Brazil's Transportation Ministry have been temporarily suspended from their posts after a magazine reported on fraud they allegedly committed in several bidding contests on public works.
