MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2011
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Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:08 UTC
After one year in office Colombia’s Santos has a strong 71% approval rating
Close to his first year in office Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has an approval rating of 71%, according to the findings of a public opinion poll released Sunday in the Bogotá media.
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Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:03 UTC
Magallanes region exports total 148 million dollars in first quarter
Exports from Magallanes region in the extreme south of Chile totalled 148 million dollars during the first quarter of the year which is 10.5% higher than a year ago (134 million dollars), according to Chile’s national Statistics Office.
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Monday, August 1st 2011 - 05:53 UTC
The most tragic year in two decades for Latin America journalists
Journalists in Latin America are suffering through their “most tragic year in two decades,” with 19 reporters murdered in nine nations so far in 2011, the Inter-American Press Association said in its latest release.
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Monday, August 1st 2011 - 05:44 UTC
Argentine police on the track of two French tourist packers killed in Salta
Police in the Argentine north-west province of Salta reported to have two suspects following a wide search Sunday across the local area of San Lorenzo for the killer of the two French tourists whose bodies were found on Friday, officials reported.
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Monday, August 1st 2011 - 05:36 UTC
Re-elected Bs. As. City mayor to meet all presidential candidates, even CFK
Re-elected Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri gave his victory speech after defeating Kirchnerite Daniel Filmus on Sunday, and said his party (PRO) would begin the process of deciding which of the presidential candidates to support in Argentina’s general elections of next October.
