MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 23rd 2012
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Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:40 UTC
IMF governing panel calls for more action from Euro zone to prevent recession
Europe was pressed by other world powers to take strong measures to fix its debt-heavy economy and restore growth to a level that would lift the cloud hanging over the fragile global recovery.
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Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:37 UTC
Gas condensate discovered in Falklands South basin in first well drilled by B&SP
Borders & Southern Petroleum Plc energy explorer operating in the Falkland Islands announced on Monday the discovery of gas condensate in the first well drilled to a depth of 4.867 meters.
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Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:34 UTC
Parlatino supports Argentine decision, blasts EU for threatening with reprisals
The Standing Committee from the Latin American parliament, Parlatino, approved a resolution in support of the Argentine government decision to seize a majority stake in YPF from Spain’s Repsol, according to a release made public over the weekend.
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Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:33 UTC
YPF seizure approved by 62% of Argentines, according to opinion poll
The recent decision by President Cristina Fernandez to seize a majority stake in YPF from Spain’s Repsol has the approval of 62% of Argentines, while 23% disagree according to a public opinion poll from Poliarquía published in the Sunday edition of La Nacion.
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Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:28 UTC
Washington Post suggests replacing Argentina with Chile at the G20
As has happened with other leading world opinion makers such as the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, that have condemned the seizure by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez of a majority share in the Spanish Repsol owned YPF, The Washington Post has also been extremely critical of the Argentine leader.
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Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil helped Soviet support operation for Argentina during the Falklands conflict
Brazil collaborated during the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict in an operation mounted by the Soviets to supply Argentina with spares, arms, munitions and other requirements according to the Rio do Janeiro newspaper O’Globo based on disclosed documents from the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:16 UTC
Hollande wins first round in France and leads comfortably for the run-off
French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces an uphill struggle in the second round of the presidential election, after coming second in Sunday's first vote. He won only 27.1% of the vote, while his socialist rival Francois Hollande took 28.6%, the first time a sitting president has lost in first round. Third-place Marine Le Pen took the largest share of the vote her far-right National Front has ever won with 18.1%.
