MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 7th 2012
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Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:33 UTC
Hollande first scheduled meeting with Merkel in Berlin to address austerity and growth
A victorious Francois Hollande faces a short honeymoon after his election as France's first Socialist president in 17 years, with financial markets eager for clear signals on his policies and how hard he plans to push back against German-led austerity.
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Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:24 UTC
Obama launches re-election bid; attacks Romney for promising “to cut taxes for the rich”
President Barack Obama plunged into his campaign for a new term and tore into rival Mitt Romney on Saturday for being willing and eager to “rubber stamp” a conservative Republican congressional agenda to cut taxes for the rich while slashing spending on programs that benefit an embattled middle class.
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Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:11 UTC
Timerman tells Hammond world is safer with creativity than “bombing civilians”
Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman replied to recent demands of an apology made by UK Defence Minister Phillip Hammond over a controversial Olympic advert shot in the Falkland Islands, and urged London to “honour the deaths of those who died in the 1982 conflict by constructing peace.”
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Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:02 UTC
Y&R says the controversial (Malvinas/Olympics) advert “belongs to the client”
The creative managing director of Young & Rubicam Buenos Aires said that is spite of the request from the central office in New York it can’t force the Argentine government to withdraw the controversial advert linking the Falklands/Malvinas claim with the coming Olympic Games in London.
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Monday, May 7th 2012 - 03:31 UTC
Controversial Malvinas/Olympics advert was aired Sunday during soccer matches
Argentine state-run television aired the controversial advert on Sunday linking the London Olympics to a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, opening itself to further criticism from the International Olympic Committee.
