MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 12th 2013
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Tuesday, November 12th 2013 - 23:54 UTC
Brazil and Peru seal strong integration and cooperation alliance
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff agreed on Monday to promote regional integration and trade as they marked the 10th anniversary of the bilateral strategic alliance. Rousseff arrived Monday in Lima on her fourth visit to Peru since Humala took power.
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Tuesday, November 12th 2013 - 12:06 UTC
Falkland Islands' legislators elect three MLAs to the Executive Council
The first formal meeting of the newly elected Legislative Assembly was held on Monday morning in Stanley and it was confirmed that last Friday, following the election result the newly elected members of the Legislative Assembly met to discuss and distribute portfolio responsibilities.
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Tuesday, November 12th 2013 - 08:14 UTC
Maduro promises more price controls while bargain hunters empty appliance stores
Venezuelans stood in lines outside appliance stores for a fourth day on Monday after President Nicolas Maduro deployed the army to force retailers to slash prices. After taking control of several appliance stores last week, Maduro vowed late Sunday to step up inspections of businesses selling shoes, clothes, automobiles and other goods to make sure they aren’t gouging consumers.
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Tuesday, November 12th 2013 - 08:10 UTC
Lagarde praises Argentina's 'positive progress' in reforming economic data quality
Argentina has made “positive progress” in reforming the quality of its economic data, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday, adding that the IMF's board is set to review the country's moves in a few days.
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Tuesday, November 12th 2013 - 08:02 UTC
European satellite plunges into the Atlantic south of the Falkland Islands
European Space Agency's (Esa) Goce satellite has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, burning up in the process. US tracking data suggests any surviving debris fell into the South Atlantic, just off the tip of South America, south of the Falkland Islands.
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Tuesday, November 12th 2013 - 00:21 UTC
Cristina Fernandez returns to office next Monday 18, but tests will continue
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will resume official functions as of next Monday 18 November, after completing a month of convalescence, presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro announced on Monday. However further tests are programmed to check when the president can again travel by air.
