MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 13th 2013
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Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:58 UTC
Gibraltar launches three gold commemorative coins to celebrate coronation
The Government of Gibraltar has launched three “extremely limited edition” Gibraltar gold commemorative coins to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:52 UTC
Uruguay and UK sign agreement for Chevening-ANII scholarships
The British Ambassador in Montevideo, Ben Lyster-Binns, and the President of Uruguay’s National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII) Omar Macadar, signed this week an agreement to create the Chevening-ANII scholarships.
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Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:43 UTC
US farmers’ agri-business cooperative opens office in Montevideo
CHS Inc., a United States farmer-owned cooperative and a global agribusiness, announced it has opened an office at Montevideo, Uruguay, making it the fourth South American nation in which CHS has operations.
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Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:39 UTC
Celibacy ‘is not Church dogma’ and ‘can be discussed’, says Vatican’s number two
The Vatican’s new secretary of state has surprised many in the Catholic Church, after saying in an interview with a Venezuelan newspaper that the issue of priests remaining celibate is up for discussion.
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Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:31 UTC
President Rousseff pushing new legislation forcing internet companies to comply with Brazilian rules
President Dilma Rousseff is pushing new legislation that would seek to force Google, Facebook and other internet companies to store locally gathered data inside Brazil. The requirement would be difficult to execute, technology experts say, given high costs and the global nature of the Internet.
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Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:27 UTC
Serious rioting in Santiago marks the fortieth anniversary of Pinochet’s coup
At least 42 policemen were injured and 264 protesters arrested in violent clashes as Chile marked the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power, officials said on Thursday.
