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Stories for October 13th 2013
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Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 12:14 UTC
Bye, bye Mercosur: Brazil advances on its own in trade agreement with EU
Mercosur has many internal problems and therefore it is much easier to work with Brazil, said European Commission Vice-President for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani who spent this week two days of negotiations with top officials in Brasilia.
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Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 12:09 UTC
China becomes world’ biggest net importer of oil displacing the US
China has knocked the US from its top spot as the world's biggest net importer of oil, US government data shows. The country's fast-growing economy, as well as the rise in car sales, has led to its new status, according to September's data. Oil consumption in China had outstripped production by 6.3 million barrels a day, said the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In the US, the figure was 6.1 million.
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Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 11:57 UTC
Venezuela arrests oil-exploration vessel in disputed waters with Guyana
Guyana says the Venezuelan navy has entered its territorial waters and detained a US-operated ship. The government said the Venezuelan actions in the disputed Essequibo region constituted “a serious threat to peace in the region”.
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Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 11:51 UTC
Chilean presidential election is between “Michelle Bachelet and I” says Evelyn Matthei
Chilean presidential candidate for the ruling party Evelyn Matthei was the target of her competitors’ criticism during a televised debate in which she brushed aside hopefuls’ aspirations arguing that it was obvious that the race was between her and Michelle Bachelet, who did not participate.
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Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 11:47 UTC
Argentina will not accept the remains of Nazi officer Erich Priebke
Argentina will not accept the remains of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke who died in Italy, officials in Buenos Aires said on Friday. Priebke died in Rome aged 100 after serving nearly 15 years under house arrest for a World War II massacre in Italy for which he never expressed remorse.
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Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 11:42 UTC
Madrid furious with Gibraltar “lack of respect” towards Spanish law enforcement agencies
The storm of protest in Spain over Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo’s speech to the UN this week showed no sign of letting up with a fresh round of political complaints and even the threat of legal action, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle.
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Sunday, October 13th 2013 - 11:38 UTC
Council of Europe blasts Spain on law enforcement authorities’ violations
Spain has been warned about the conduct of its law enforcement authorities in a new Council of Europe report. “Ill-treatment by and impunity of members of law enforcement agencies is a very serious, long-standing human rights issue for which Spain has already been condemned by international bodies” reads the study.
