MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 26th 2014
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Friday, December 26th 2014 - 07:43 UTC
Bolivian Oil Company CEO on sick leave, has cancer
President Evo Morales to coordinate operations with company executive in the meantime. Vice President Garcia Linera makes the announcement regarding 'Comrade' Villegas
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Friday, December 26th 2014 - 07:30 UTC
Nicaragua: civic organisations want protesters freed, 'Chinese invaders' out
Expropriation law upsets peasants, environmentalists. 30 arrested nationwide. President Daniel Ortega dubbed a 'traitor'.
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Friday, December 26th 2014 - 07:02 UTC
Chilean Government to apply Antiterrorist Law in two Temuco bombings
One carabinero wounded. Opposition demands that Bachelet's administration does not hesitate in handling these cases.
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Friday, December 26th 2014 - 06:55 UTC
FARC Christmas message calls for end to military operations against them
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) sent a Christmas message to President Juan Manuel Santos and military officers demanding that all military operations against them be stopped. Wounded soldier to be released.
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Friday, December 26th 2014 - 06:17 UTC
Exceptional year 2014 for Argentina's YPF
The CEO of the state-owned oil company YPF Miguel Galuccio has assured that 2014 “was an exceptional year” in terms of growth and investment. He pointed out that every goal for the year had been achieved.
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Friday, December 26th 2014 - 01:04 UTC
Paraguay's first intelligence service created
The new national security network is aimed at detecting and neutralizing threats from domestic and international terrorist groups.
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Friday, December 26th 2014 - 00:59 UTC
Uruguay's Economy Minister skeptical on ARU study
Consumers could have saved as much as US$ 167 million had fuel been imported directly instead of oil being refined by ANCAP. Mario Bergara deems it to be “overblown”
