MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 20th 2012
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Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 05:06 UTC
Family farmers and greens converge on Brussels to protest EU agriculture policy
Farmers and activists from all over the continent converged on European Union headquarters Wednesday to push for a food policy that is fairer to family farmers and kinder to the environment and developing nations.
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Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 05:01 UTC
Twisters kill five and destroy an estimated 5.000 houses in Paraguay
A fierce storm packing 140-kilometer an hour winds tore across the heart of South America on Wednesday, killing five people in Paraguay and wreaking havoc in Argentina and Uruguay.
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Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 02:22 UTC
Uruguayan president Mujica at his lowest approval rate since taking office
The approval of Uruguayan president Jose Mujica dropped to 36% which is the lowest since he took office in March 2010, and the lowest of the ruling coalition Broad Front, according to the latest public opinion release.
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Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 01:43 UTC
Colombia rapidly becoming another “positive surprise” from Latinamerica
Colombia could in few years be among the group of leading economies in the world with the highest growth rate based on positive indicators and a steady inflow of investments, according to experts from the Spanish bank during an economic forum.
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Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 01:40 UTC
Brazil announces auctioning of new oil concessions for next May
Brazil's Dilma Roussef has approved the auctioning of new oil concessions next year, subject to congressional approval of a new royalties law, authorities said. The 11th auction outside the pre-salt next May would involve 74 oil blocks, half at sea and half on land.
