MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 5th 2015
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Saturday, December 5th 2015 - 08:25 UTC
Rousseff suffers setbacks in attempt to block impeachment proceedings
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Friday suffered two setbacks to her fight against impeachment, as a minister from her main coalition ally resigned and the Supreme Court quashed appeals from supporters seeking to stop the impeachment process.
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Saturday, December 5th 2015 - 07:58 UTC
Argentina's presidential baton, sash, Zamba and a last minute protocol soap opera
A growing spat between Argentina's outgoing president and president elect over inauguration day logistics took a strange turn Friday, with the silversmith responsible for crafting a ceremonial baton saying an assistant was threatened by possible police action, and fears the whole transfer ceremony could turn into a shouting contest between supporters from the two groupings.
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Saturday, December 5th 2015 - 07:39 UTC
London and BOTs reaffirm right to self determination and “countering hostile sovereignty claims”
The United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories have agreed to work together to counter hostile sovereignty claims and defend the right to self determination, according to a communiqué issued by the Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London which also touches upon the EU Referendum, tax and banking.
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Saturday, December 5th 2015 - 07:10 UTC
A range of possible results in Venezuela's Sunday legislative election
By David Rosnick (*) A new paper from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) finds that there may be a significant disparity between the popular vote and legislative seats claimed by parties in Venezuela’s December 6 National Assembly elections.
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Saturday, December 5th 2015 - 06:50 UTC
Oil futures fall sharply after OPEC agrees to keep 'current actual production'
Oil futures fell sharply Friday, with the U.S. benchmark settling below $40 a barrel after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to keep pumping crude at current production levels despite a global glut.
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Saturday, December 5th 2015 - 06:42 UTC
Positive US jobs data paves the way for the Fed to raise interest rates
US jobs growth remained solid in November as the economy added 211,000 jobs, slightly above expectations. The data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, also showed the jobless rate held at its seven-and-a-half year low of 5%. Construction, food services and retail sectors all saw healthy job increases.
