Stories for November 7th 2011

Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:58 UTC
Rousseff could see another minister out: Labour accused of corruption

Advisers to Brazil’s Labor Minister Carlos Lupi demanded kickbacks from non-government organizations with government contracts, newsmagazine Veja reported Sunday, citing unnamed lawmakers and officials.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:54 UTC
Major oil company sale collapses after Argentina impones forex controls

China’s Cnooc Ltd.'s deal to buy BP Plc's 7.1 billion dollars stake in Argentine crude producer Pan American Energy LLC collapsed, ten days after Argentina's president ordered oil companies to repatriate export revenue.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:49 UTC
Cuba opens in Washington a bar in honour of Ernest Hemingway

The Cuban Interests Section in the US capital has opened an invite-only bar in honour of the US writer Ernest Hemingway, who spent considerable time in Cuba during the 1940s and 1950s.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:45 UTC
The Peronist and Kirchner fad reaches a set of different beer blends

Peronist militancy in Argentina has now reached beer brands with the presentation of different names dear to followers of the country’s main political force: “Evita”, “17 de Octubre”, “Montoneros” and “Doble K”.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:43 UTC
Argentine car exports felt in October the cooling of the Brazilian market

Argentina's car makers, a key pillar of the industrial sector, saw production cool in October from the record levels seen in recent months as demand from neighboring Brazil dropped off.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:33 UTC
Panama expects Sarkozy to apologize for describing the country a “tax haven”

The Panamanian government “categorically” rejected Saturday French President Nicolas Sarkozy's “unfair” and “offensive” characterization of the country as a tax haven. “Panama is not a tax haven,” said Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:30 UTC
Polls indicate that Rajoy and the conservatives will win by a wide margin in Spain

Spain's centre-right People's Party will comfortably win parliamentary elections in two weeks time, 20 November, with an absolute majority, a private poll showed, as voters punish the Socialist government for the country's economic woes.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:27 UTC
Former general who promises “strong hand” against crime leads in Guatemala election

A retired right-wing general promising to stamp out spiralling crime took an early lead in Guatemala's Sunday presidential election that he was favoured to win.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:23 UTC
Colombian FARC rebels reject plea to demobilize after the killing of their leader

Colombia's FARC rebels rejected a plea to demobilize after the killing of their leader Alfonso Cano gave President Juan Manuel Santos his biggest military victory.
Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:13 UTC
Uruguayan opposition accuses Argentina of having Sarkozy label the country a “tax haven”

Opposition leaders in Uruguay accused Argentina of “exerting pressure inside the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)” so the neighbouring country would be labelled a “tax haven,” the Montevideo media said.