Stories for March 27th 2014

Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:46 UTC
Strike paralyzes Paraguay in demand for pay rises and against privatizations

Public life in Paraguay was largely paralyzed on Wednesday by a nationwide strike in demand of higher salaries and against the privatization plans of President Horacio Cartes. Peasants also joined the stoppage and marched on the capital Asunción protesting against the soy-agri-business which is leaving them landless.
Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:38 UTC
US Supreme Court confirms Argentina has friends in its litigation with hedge funds

The US Supreme Court has confirmed that Brazil, Mexico and France have officially presented their opinions on an appeal currently being studied in the judicial authorities, which relates to the litigation held against Argentina by the hedge funds which the administration President Cristina Fernandez refers to as 'vulture funds'.
Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:32 UTC
Gibraltar news promotion through a micro-site agreed with The New Statesman

The Government of Gibraltar and The New Statesman launched a six-month media partnership that will see New Statesman online host a Gibraltar micro-site featuring the latest news, interviews and insight from the Rock. The partnership also includes a monthly print feature published on the last issue of every month until August 2014.
Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:19 UTC
Peruvians encouraged by the squid potential in the area recovered from Chile

The 50,000 square kilometers of maritime space Peru gained from the favorable ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on the border dispute with Chile, have a potential fishing activity that includes 200,000 tons of Peruvian squid, according to the country's Sea Institute, (Imarpe).
Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:16 UTC
Petrobras scandalous purchase of US refinery should be addressed by Congress

Former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso said Congress should investigate a growing scandal surrounding the controversial 2006 purchase by oil giant Petrobras of a Texas refinery.
Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:07 UTC
Brazil lower house approves internet legislation to ensure privacy and neutrality

The lower house of Brazil’s Congress has approved legislation meant to ensure the privacy of Internet users and to guarantee what is called “Internet neutrality”, that all content be treated equally by carriers. But it dropped a demand that all data on Brazilians be saved within the country.
Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:02 UTC
Argentina issues 10bn Pesos in bonds to drain liquidity and contain inflation

Argentina's government will issue as much as 10 billion pesos (1.25 billion dollars) in bonds on Friday as it seeks funding from local investors and tries to drain liquidity from the local market as the harvest season approaches when traders begin selling the dollars of overseas shipments of grains and oilseeds.
Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 07:55 UTC
Malvinas affairs official meets with Pope Francis and talks about Falklands' dialogue

Pope Francis showed an interest on the Falklands/Malvinas question negotiations during a meeting on Wednesday at the Vatican with Daniel Filmus chairman of Issues relative to the Malvinas Islands secretariat, according to Argentine sources which gave the event a great coverage. The meeting was in the framework of Wednesdays open audience at St Peter's square, when an estimated 50.000 people attend the ceremony.