MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 20th 2012
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Saturday, October 20th 2012 - 06:17 UTC
Argentina calls on Ghana to “assume its responsibility” in the release of ARA Libertad
Argentina demanded that Ghana “assumes its responsibility” of freeing the Navy flagship ARA Libertad, which remains impounded in the African country’s port Tema over claims of US funds and warned Argentina could take the case to the United Nations, because negotiating with ‘vulture funds’ is not an option.
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Saturday, October 20th 2012 - 06:06 UTC
NML-Capital offers to pay for repatriation of ARA Libertad crew members
In a PR stunt the US fund NML-Capital offered to fly back free of charge all crew members of the Argentine training frigate ARA Libertad retained in Ghana, but reiterated that to release the vessel Argentina must deposit a 20million dollars bail.
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Saturday, October 20th 2012 - 06:02 UTC
Argentina’s 12-month inflation expectations yield slightly to 27%, says UTDT
Argentina's 12-month inflation expectations slid in October for the first time in eight months, according to the median estimate in a survey published by the Torcuato Di Tella University, UTDT.
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Saturday, October 20th 2012 - 05:44 UTC
Argentina and Colombia dispute place as second largest South American economy
Argentine Economy minister Hernan Lorenzino struck back at Colombia’s claim that it has overtaken his country to become South America’s second largest economy behind Brazil.
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Saturday, October 20th 2012 - 05:18 UTC
First exchange of blows as Colombian peace talks take off
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos defended his signature law that returns land seized by illegal armed groups to peasants after leftist rebels assailed the measure at the start of peace talks.
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Saturday, October 20th 2012 - 04:56 UTC
Second Argentine Navy vessel retained in Africa
A second Argentine Navy vessel remains retained in Africa, although this time because of mechanical problems. So far this month the Argentine navy has suffered the ‘loss’ of three of its units: two corvettes and the training frigate ARA Libertad.
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Saturday, October 20th 2012 - 04:40 UTC
Middle class Brazil looks itself in a soap opera and breaks audience records
A soap opera which depicts the recent upsurge of Brazil into a consumer society has trapped the country breaking audience records and even forcing President Dilma Rousseff to modify her agenda.
