MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 25th 2015
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Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 06:16 UTC
Petrobras workers on a nationwide 24 hour strike to protest sale of assets
Tens of thousands of workers at Brazil's state-owned Petrobras went on a nationwide 24-hour strike on Friday to protest the oil company's plans to sell 15.1 billion dollars worth of assets by the end of next year to help pay off a debt of about 120 billion dollars.
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Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:55 UTC
Mother and aunt at the launching of Maximo Kirchner's campaign for Congress
President Cristina Fernandez underlined the achievements of her government which, she said, have set the foundations of 'a bright future ahead for Argentina', and openly sponsored the electoral aspirations of Kirchner family members, during a political rally held in Santa Cruz province, from where the powerful presidential couple that has dominated Argentine politics for the last twelve years emerged in 2002/03.
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Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:24 UTC
Economic activity in Argentina picking up, according to Indec
Economic activity in Argentina has increased 2.2% in May, compared to the same month of 2014, according to the country's stats office, Indec. Compared to April this year, economic activity has grown 0.8%, the Monthly Economic Activity Index revealed.
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Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:14 UTC
FIFA admits corruption scandal is putting off new World Cup sponsors
FIFA has admitted the corruption scandal is putting off new World Cup sponsors and plans to hold a summit with existing backers in August. Secretary-general Jerome Valcke said: “The current situation doesn't help to finalize any new agreements.”
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Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 00:39 UTC
Brazil's Odebrecht CEO charged with money laundering, corruption and criminal conspiracy
Brazilian prosecutors presented formal charges on Friday against the chief executive of Latin America's largest engineering firm and other senior executives detained last month in a landmark investigation meant to show that the country's elite are not above the law.
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Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 00:33 UTC
Falklands' trawlers under investigation for alleged misreported catches
Three Falkland Islands fishing vessels' owner/operators were ordered by the Supreme Court to pay £200.000 security bonds to return to sea while investigations are ongoing on potential anomalies on their catches and species reports. The value of the vessels range between one and 3.5 million pounds.
