MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 28th 2014
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Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:51 UTC
Marina leaps ahead in presidential debate; wants brightest minds to join her government
A surging Marina Silva took Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to task in an election debate Tuesday night when she touted her government's achievements in improving social conditions and defending wages in the midst of global economic crisis.
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Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:46 UTC
Ebola outbreak needs an 'unprecedented' response to bring it under control
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is going to get worse before it gets better, according to the top US public health official. Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, said the epidemic would need an “unprecedented” response to bring it under control.
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Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:21 UTC
“The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands” restored 1927 film gala screening next October
British Composer award winner Simon Dobson’s latest high profile collaborative project will be heard at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in October, with the premiere of a new restoration of one of the most significant films about the First World War.
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Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:11 UTC
Dollar new record in Argentina: 14.45 Pesos; Capitanich blames 'speculative attacks'
While Argentine Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich claimed the country was suffering “speculative attacks“ to systematically erode the ”government’s credibility and trust” the US dollar in the Buenos Aires informal market continued to climb and ended Wednesday trading 25 cents higher at 14.45 Pesos.
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Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:06 UTC
Malvinas: Chile reiterates support for Argentina's claim through dialogue
Foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz reiterated on Wednesday Chile's support for Argentina sovereign rights over the Falkland Islands, Georgia and South Sandwich Islands during a meeting with visiting Daniel Filmus, head of Argentina's desk relative to Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands affairs.
