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Stories for December 10th 2015
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Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 12:01 UTC
Brazilian congress joins FIFA investigation; CBF former head will give evidence next week
A former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) who was indicted in the United States last week in an investigation into corruption in FIFA and the business of soccer, has agreed to give evidence to Brazil's Congress, Senator Romario said on Wednesday.
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Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 08:36 UTC
Message from the OAS Secretary General on International Anti-Corruption Day
OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro called on countries of the region to redouble their efforts in strengthening transparency, accountability and integrity in the Americas, putting into practice the mandates of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.
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Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 08:32 UTC
Pressed by unions Macri confirms promise to exempt end of the year bonus from income tax
Half-year bonuses paid out this month will be exempt from income tax, Argentine president-elect Mauricio Macri announced, backtracking from statements he made on Sunday, when he said there was not enough money to do just that.
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Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 08:22 UTC
Macri's candidate will head the Central bank from the first day; Vanoli resigns
Argentina Central Bank President Alejandro Vanoli resigned Wednesday under pressure from President-elect Mauricio Macri, who plans to remove currency controls with reserves standing at a nine-year low.
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Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 08:18 UTC
Pollack confirms Macri´s administration intention of negotiating with hedge funds
The court-appointed mediator in a long-running debt dispute pitting Argentina against holdout hedge funds said Wednesday that President-elect Mauricio Macri's incoming administration intended to negotiate a settlement.
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Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 07:56 UTC
At Wednesday midnight Cristina Fernandez 'turned into a pumpkin', after eight years in office
Tens of thousands of supporters packed Argentina's most famous square, Plaza de Mayo on Wednesday night to say goodbye to President Cristina Fernandez, who lauded her government's achievements while blasting the incoming administration in the same tones she aimed at opponents throughout her eight years in office.
