MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 16th 2013
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Saturday, November 16th 2013 - 07:25 UTC
Next Tuesday Venezuelan president Maduro will begin governing by decree
Venezuela's legislature gave initial backing this week to a measure granting extraordinary powers over the economy to President Nicolas Maduro, which means next Tuesday, when the second vote, he will be able to govern by decree without having to seek parliamentary approval.
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Saturday, November 16th 2013 - 07:02 UTC
Falklands new legislative pledges more transparency and communications with the public
The recently elected Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, the first to be full-time is breaking ground and has announced several changes to its functioning basically more transparency, televised sessions, showing how decisions are reached on key issues and MLAs views, and for this has decided to name two small working groups.
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Saturday, November 16th 2013 - 06:58 UTC
Brazil's ex-president Jango Goulart remains receive full military honors 27 years later
Brazil on Thursday paid homage to Joao Goulart, ousted as Brazilian president ahead of the 1964-85 military dictatorship, after his remains were exhumed to determine if he was poisoned. The exhumation took place at the Sao Borja cemetery near the Uruguayan and Argentine border, and flown to the capital Brasilia.
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Saturday, November 16th 2013 - 06:54 UTC
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon increased by a third over the past year
Deforestation in the Amazon increased by nearly a third over the past year, according to Brazilian government figures released this week, confirming a feared reversal in what had been steady progress over the past decade against destruction of the world's largest rainforest.
