MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 11th 2011
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:48 UTC
China to increase oil and sales tax (5 to 10%) to reduce consumption
China will expand a tax on oil and natural gas sales to the entire country as of November first to try and reduce consumption. The tax will be 5-10% of sales, the State Council said Monday.
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:44 UTC
”We are the 99%” protestors in downtown Chicago disrupt bankers’ events
Thousands of protesters, including teachers and religious leaders, converged on downtown Chicago Monday to rally against economic inequality, with two financial industry events in their crosshairs.
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:38 UTC
Business leaders tell Obama how millions of jobs could be created
President Barack Obama could create millions of jobs by attracting more foreign capital to the United States, helping entrepreneurs and being more aggressive in energy, business leaders said.
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:27 UTC
Odyssey Marine discovers WWI torpedoed vessel off Ireland with 18m in silver
Odyssey Marine Exploration announced Monday the discovery of a new sunken treasure dating back to the First World War that they plan to retrieve from the bottom of the North Atlantic.
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:20 UTC
Mercosur a ‘priority’ almost a ‘sanctuary’ for Brazilian trade and diplomacy
Brazil is reinforcing its diplomacy’s legal and trade departments in anticipation of a major impact from a possible global situation and in this context “Mercosur is a priority, almost a sanctuary” announced Monday the Foreign Affaire ministry.
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:13 UTC
Brazil is a “decisive partner” for Argentina in the event of a major crisis
For Argentina, Brazil is a “decisive partner” in addressing the negative effects of the world economic crisis which has hit the United States and the European Union, said on Monday Argentina’s Deputy Economy minister Roberto Feletti.
