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Stories for June 26th 2012
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Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 03:54 UTC
Arizona immigration law pruned but police can check status of “suspected illegals”
The U.S. Supreme Court scaled back Arizona’s first-of-its-kind crackdown on illegal immigrants, striking down three provisions in a decision that asserts the federal government’s exclusive role to set immigration policy.
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Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 03:49 UTC
Major change in Petrobras exploration policy looking to diversity from two main basins
Brazil’s Petrobras which has become the world’s biggest deepwater oil producer is looking past its largest discoveries to avoid a fate similar to Mexico, where output has plummeted 25% since 2004.
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Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 01:36 UTC
Uruguay will not support any kind of economic sanctions on Paraguay
Uruguayan president Jose Mujica rejected on Monday the possibility of applying economic sanctions on Paraguay following on the “parliamentary coup” as was announced by Venezuela which decided to cut the supply of subsidized oil.
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Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 01:33 UTC
Mercosur and Unasur leaders to hold a joint discussion next Friday in Mendoza
Chilean president Sebastián Piñera revealed that next Friday during the regular Mercosur summit, the leaders of Unasur member states are scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting to jointly address the political crisis in Paraguay triggered by the removal of President Fernando Lugo.
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Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 01:02 UTC
Lonesome George, last giant tortoise of its subspecies dies in Galapagos
Staff at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador announced Lonesome George, a giant tortoise believed to be the last of its subspecies, has died. Scientists estimate he was about 100 years old.
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Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 00:40 UTC
Paraguayan Electoral tribunal confirms Franco president and the electoral calendar
The Paraguayan Supreme Electoral tribunal said on Monday that President Federico Franco “must complete” the current mandate that concludes August 2013 and discarded any possibility of advancing the national elections scheduled for April the same year.
