MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 6th 2015
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Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 08:00 UTC
Argentine debt climbed 5.4bn of Friday following Griesa's ruling favoring 'me too' bond holders
Argentina must pay US$5.4 billion to more than 500 “me-too” holders of defaulted debt before it can pay the majority of its creditors, a US judge ruled on Friday. Argentina anticipated it would appeal the ruling.
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Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 07:48 UTC
Colombian congress bars presidential re-election; 70% of public opinion supports decision
Colombia’s Congress has voted to bar presidents from seeking re-election, a move backed by President Juan Manuel Santos that undoes a law passed by his predecessor and rival Alvaro Uribe. The decision also marks a difference with the ongoing Latin American trend of successive re-elections, when not unlimited.
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Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 07:41 UTC
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands coat of arms anniversary featured on new Crown coin
The Treasury of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands have launched a crown coin which marks the 30th anniversary of the territory’s granting of a Coat of Arms by Royal Ascent. The Coat of Arms of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, upon the formal creation of the territory.
