MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2015
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Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 08:43 UTC
Brazilian central bank opposes using the country's US$ 370bn reserves
Brazil's central bank chief, Alexandre Tombini, told lawmakers he opposes using the country's $370 billion foreign reserves at this moment as they serve as an insurance policy for Latin America's largest economy.
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Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 08:26 UTC
Lula urges ruling party to support austerity measures and minister Levy
Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva urged the ruling Workers' Party to back fiscal austerity measures in Congress, endorsing the efforts of Finance Minister Joaquim Levy to plug a gaping deficit. Members of Lula's party have opposed moves by Lula's protégée, President Dilma Rousseff, to cut public spending and social benefits as she strives to balance overdrawn accounts and restore investor confidence in Brazil.
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Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 08:07 UTC
US Navy Carrier Strike Group 9 anchored off Punta Arenas for Unitas exercises
The United States Carrier Strike Group 9 which is participating in a series of 'Unitas' exercises with different Latin American and Pacific countries, anchored off Punta Arenas and is scheduled to leave on Monday for Rio do Janeiro, Brazil, according to reports from the extreme south Chilean city port.
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Sunday, November 1st 2015 - 10:12 UTC
Falklands' 'Hunt for Germany's lost battleships' DVD scheduled to be ready for Christmas
‘The hunt for Germany’s lost battleships’ a documentary based on Mensun Bound’s search for the lost fleet from the Battle of the Falklands was shown at a premiere at the British Film Institute, London on October 16.
