MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2nd 2013
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Saturday, November 2nd 2013 - 23:39 UTC
Chile's Torres del Paine park named '8th Wonder of the World” by VritualTourist
VirtualTourist announced that after more than five million worldwide votes, Turismo Chile's entry of Torres del Paine National Park has been named the “8th Wonder of the World”.
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Saturday, November 2nd 2013 - 21:03 UTC
Mujica says Argentina's attitude in Mercosur is 'insular' and shatters integration
Uruguay President José “Pepe” Mujica questioned Argentina’s recent decision to stop freight transfers at ports belonging to Mercosur countries Buenos Aires has no maritime agreements with. Mujica blasted an “insular” position that “shatters” regional integration.
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Saturday, November 2nd 2013 - 15:55 UTC
Unemployment in Euro-zone remained at record high 12.2% in September
The unemployment rate in the 17-nation Euro-zone remained at a record high of 12.2% in September as the bloc’s recent recovery failed to generate new jobs, official data shows. The number rose by 60,000 to 19.45 million, while the jobless rate for those aged under 25 edged up to 24.1% from 24% in August, according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency.
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Saturday, November 2nd 2013 - 15:41 UTC
“From the ”Labyrinth of Solitude“ to a ”Network of Partnerships”, the new story of Mexico
By R. Viswanathan (*) Octavio Paz, the celebrated Mexican writer who was Ambassador to India in the sixties, wrote in his book “The Labyrinth of Solitude“ that the ”Mexican is always remote from the world and other people”. This was his conclusion after an in-depth analysis of the character and identity of the Mexicans who have inherited a mix of Aztec and Mayan Indian traditions and European culture and have been influenced overwhelmingly by the culture of US.
