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Stories for June 14th 2014

• Saturday, June 14th 2014 - 09:39 UTC

  Colombian business community openly sides with Santos and the peace talks

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election bid received the backing of a large group of Colombia’s most important businessmen and the country’s wealthiest man, billionaire Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo, who spoke up in favor of ongoing peace negotiations with the FARC.

• Saturday, June 14th 2014 - 09:29 UTC

  Argentina on the war path against Uruguay following re-ignition of pulp mill dispute

  

  Argentina reacted strongly and with a letter in harsh terms to Uruguay's decision to authorize Finland's UPM-Kymmene pulp mill to increase annual production by 8%. The letter addressed by Foreign minister Hector Timerman to his peer Luis Almagro informs Argentina will take the case to international tribunals and is currently 'reassessing' bilateral relations.

• Saturday, June 14th 2014 - 09:20 UTC

  Rousseff will attend no more Cup games, because of the barrage of insults received

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will not be attending any more matches of the World Cup following on the insults and verbal aggressions she received on Thursday during the opening ceremony and the Croatia-Brazil game, reported the Sao Paulo media.

• Saturday, June 14th 2014 - 09:13 UTC

  “Malvinas son Argentinas” sparks FIFA disciplinary proceedings

  

  FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the Argentina Football Association (AFA) relating to an incident that occurred at the friendly match between Argentina and Slovenia on 7 June in La Plata, Argentina.

• Saturday, June 14th 2014 - 08:44 UTC

  Falklands on Liberation Day pledges to preserve 'our homeland' despite Argentina's efforts

  

  The Falkland Islands on Liberation Day pledged to continue developing its economy “for the benefit of our people, and for the preservation of our homeland”, despite the Argentine government's concerted efforts “to stifle our economic and political development over the last ten years”.