MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 26th 2012
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Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 01:38 UTC
Merkel says Germany is ‘not an island’; warns about Euro zone competitiveness
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Europe could only hope to come out of its crisis stronger and compete in a globalized world if its members pressed ahead with painful reforms and moved to more responsible budget policies.
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Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 01:08 UTC
Protestors clash with riot police as Spain discusses 2013 budget and more austerity
Protesters clashed with police in Spain's capital as the government prepares a new round of unpopular austerity measures for the 2013 budget that will be announced on Thursday.
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Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 01:05 UTC
Brazil says orthodox fiscal policies worsened the recession in developed countries
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff who opened the UN round of General Assembly speeches, called on countries to boost international efforts to tackle the global economic crisis, stressing that a balance must be found to stimulate growth while at the same time controlling public spending without resorting to extreme austerity measures.
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Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 00:45 UTC
Argentina hits back at Lagarde: “this is not a football match and we are a sovereign nation”
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez hit back at the IMF on Tuesday for warning her country about bad stats data, saying her nation is sovereign and would not be subjected to threats of any kind.
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Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 00:31 UTC
Gibraltar Chief Minister Picardo thanks UK Liberal-Democrats support
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told delegates at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Brighton on Sunday night that Gibraltar was grateful for the support it had received over the years from UK politicians.
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Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 00:07 UTC
China’s first aircraft carrier enters into service, “a cause for patriotic passion”
China's first aircraft carrier has entered into service, the defence ministry announced. The 300 meters Liaoning - named after the province where it was refitted - is a refurbished Soviet ship purchased from Ukraine (ex Varyag).
