MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 8th 2013
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Saturday, June 8th 2013 - 06:25 UTC
Venezuelan 12 month inflation reaches 35.2%; prospects of food rationing
With inflation in May reaching 6.1%, the highest monthly rate in 17 years, mostly because of the shortage of basic foods, some states in Venezuela are already planning food rationing fearing the situation could worsen. The Venezuela's Central Bank released the figure on Friday.
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Saturday, June 8th 2013 - 06:23 UTC
OAS assembly calls for new multi disciplinary approach to the drug problem
Member States from of the Organization of American States (OAS), meeting in Antigua, Guatemala at the 43rd General Assembly, declared on Friday “that it is essential that the Hemisphere continue to advance in a coordinated manner in the search for effective solutions to the world drug problem with a comprehensive integrated, strengthened, balanced and multidisciplinary approach with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
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Saturday, June 8th 2013 - 06:20 UTC
Low birth rate and ageing population have become Chile’s “demographic seism”
President Sebastián Piñera expressed great concern over the “demographic seism” facing Chile because of the low birth rate and ageing population, during an event at Government House where he announced some of the initiatives taken by his government.
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Saturday, June 8th 2013 - 06:18 UTC
Piñera blasts environmental licensing for giant Pascua-Lama gold mine project
Chilean President Sebastian Piñera blasted the environmental review process that led to a permit for Barrick Gold’s, now-suspended 8.5 billion dollar Pascua-Lama gold mine project.
