MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 18th 2013
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Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:23 UTC
Cuba’s best-known dissident with ‘knees trembling’ makes it through Havana airport without incident
Cuba's best-known dissident, blogger Yoani Sánchez checked in without incident at Havana's international airport on Sunday on her way to Brazil, the first stop on an 80-day-tour of a dozen countries. She was sent off with hugs by a small group of family members and friends.
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Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:18 UTC
Mantega anticipates higher interest rate to help keep inflation under control
Brazil’s Finance minister Guido Mantega in Moscow for the G-20 meeting, said that inflation above the government's target raises a yellow flag and that monetary policy, not the exchange rate, is the right tool to control prices.
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Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:14 UTC
Brazil deploys elite forces in southern state to contain wave of violent attacks from drug lords
Elite police commando units fanned out across the streets of the Brazilian southern state of Santa Catarina over the weekend in an attempt to contain a wave of violent attacks over the past two weeks.
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Monday, February 18th 2013 - 03:50 UTC
The postage stamp war for the Falkland Islands
Albert-Friedrich Gruene of the Falkland Island Philatelic Study Group offers a fascinating insight into Britain and Argentina’s use of the postage stamp over the past 77 years in an illustrated ‘battle’ for the Falklands. The article was published in Penguin News.
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Monday, February 18th 2013 - 00:24 UTC
Cruise industry warns South America: itinerary costs are three times higher than in the Mediterranean
Representatives from the cruise industry have cautioned Uruguay that port operational costs in South America could have a negative impact on what has been a steady increase of business in the last few seasons and this impact could be felt as soon as next year despite the fact that the 2012/2013 season on the Atlantic is proving to be quite successful despite an uncertain start. “Itineraries’ costs in South America are three times those of the Mediterranean”.
