MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 12th 2014
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Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 11:45 UTC
New state of the art bulk terminal in port of Montevideo in support of Nueva Palmira
The Greek ship-owning Laskaridis family is investing in a new 100m dollars state-of-the-art grain and wood pellet terminal in Montevideo, Uruguay, adding to the already considerable Greek shipping presence in the country, reports London's Trade Winds.
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Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 11:21 UTC
Holdouts claim the Argentine government refuses to negotiate with hedge funds
The holdout hedge fund Elliott Management Corp representative emerged on Friday from five hours of meetings in New York with a court-appointed mediator, claiming the Argentine government still refuses to have negotiation years after its historic default.
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Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 11:00 UTC
Pollack's hope is that dialogue between holdouts and Argentina will continue
Argentine officials and holdout investors met separately with the New York court-appointed mediator or 'Special Master' for five hours on Friday, presenting their cases in hopes of resolving a litigation on defaulted bonds that has dragged on for years.
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Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:40 UTC
UN members pledge to combat avoidable non-communicable diseases and preventable deaths
UN Member States have reaffirmed their commitment to take bold measures to reduce the avoidable burden of non-communicable diseases. These ailments, including heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes and lung disease kill 38 million people every year, many of them before they reach the age of 70.
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Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:24 UTC
Cristina Fernandez will miss the Maracana final; ten leaders are expected to attend
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will not be attending the Brazil World Cup final in Maracana stadium on Sunday when Argentina clashes with Germany, but will be present for the BRICS-Unasur-Mercosur summit scheduled for next week.
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Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:13 UTC
CFK invites regional presidents to the official dinner for Russia's Putin
President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, invited her peers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Venezuela, Evo Morales, Jose Mujica and Nicolas Maduro respectively to participate in a special dinner after her meeting with the Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
