MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 22nd 2013
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Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:53 UTC
Berlusconi rattles election campaign claiming Monti and Bersani have “Merkel’s blessing”
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti rowed back from comments suggesting that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had expressed opposition to his political rivals on the centre-left days before an election next week.
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Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:51 UTC
Brazilian economy expanded 1.35% in 2012 and 4% is projected for this year
Brazil's economy grew 1.35% in 2012, above the market forecast of 1 percent, according to the Central Bank estimate. The official and final figure will be released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on March 1.
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Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:22 UTC
Brazil/Russia agree to increase trade and cooperation in agriculture and defense
Brazil and Russia signed several agreements in different fields geared to increase trade and to advance in defense, energy and agriculture cooperation, including the purchase of Russian anti aircraft missile batteries on condition that Moscow agrees to transfer technology.
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Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:17 UTC
Foreign companies don’t have to fear nationalization, if they invest, says Morales
President Evo Morales said on Thursday that Repsol and the other multinational companies operating in Bolivia should not fear nationalization since his government only appeals to that extreme when corporations think in ‘looting’ instead of investing.
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Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:11 UTC
Cuban dissident wants an end to US economic embargo and close down Guantanamo
Famed Cuban dissident Yoani Sanchez defended before the Brazilian Congress the end of the US economic embargo and called for the closing down of the US Guantanamo military base.
