Stories for June 20th 2014

Friday, June 20th 2014 - 07:21 UTC
After all: Argentina seems willing to start discussions with Griesa and hedge funds

After a day of fury and discussions with cabinet members, advisors and experts, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will be sending a government delegation to New York to meet Judge Thomas Griesa and the hedge funds holdouts' solicitors and begin, hopefully, a round of negotiations to reach a settlement on the bonds litigation.
Friday, June 20th 2014 - 07:15 UTC
Striker Suarez admitted having dreamt he would score two goals

Striker Luis Suarez admitted he had dreamt he was going to score two goals, the two that helped Uruguay defeat England 2-1 in the 2014 World Cup and leaves the team led by Gerard in a most uncomfortable position.
Friday, June 20th 2014 - 07:05 UTC
Felipe VI pledged to work for unity and diversity in Spain

Spain's new king, Felipe VI, was sworn on Thursday in a relatively modest ceremony which monarchists hope will usher in a new era of popularity for the troubled royal household.
Friday, June 20th 2014 - 06:50 UTC
Uruguay advances details of third oil and gas bid round Punta del Este basin

Uruguay has released a draft map of four ultra-deepwater and seven shallow-water blocks in the Punta del Este-Atlantic basin that will be on offer in the country’s third oil and gas bid round next year, officials said in Moscow this week, according to the oil and gas site Upstream.
Friday, June 20th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Argentina's Supreme Court loss may serve as a wake-up call

The following piece by Charles Lane published in the The Washington Post offers an interesting debate about future bailouts and sovereign debt restructuring, following on Argentina's case.
Friday, June 20th 2014 - 06:34 UTC
Colombia-Brazil consider closer links between Pacific Alliance and Mercosur

Colombia and Brazil's presidents Juan Manuel Santos and Dilma Rousseff met in Brasilia to address regional and bilateral affairs and the possibility of closer links between the Pacific Alliance and Mercosur, which “are naturally complementary and do not compete among themselves”.
Friday, June 20th 2014 - 06:29 UTC
Antibiotic-resistant “superbug” detected South Korea raw squid

A dangerous antibiotic-resistant “superbug” has been found in the North American food supply for the first time, according to researchers from the University of Saskatchewan.
Friday, June 20th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Mujica delivers Obama message to Castro: 'let's talk about lifting the trade embargo”

Uruguay's president Jose Mujica delivered a message from Barak Obama to Cuba's Raul Castro proposing the opening of dialogue to discuss the blockade, reported the Montevideo media on Thursday. The occasion was the recent G77 summit held in Bolivia.