MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 14th 2015
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Monday, December 14th 2015 - 08:23 UTC
Macri meets with governors to talk about creating jobs, but not in the public sector
Argentina's new president Mauricio Macri met with governors on Saturday in another major change of tone from his predecessor Cristina Fernandez' confrontational style.
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Monday, December 14th 2015 - 08:17 UTC
Brazil's harvest for 2016 estimated at 209.3 million tons, slight drop from 2015
Brazil's harvest in 2016 will reach 209.3 million tons, which is 0.5% less than in 2015 according to the estimates from the Brazilian stats institute, IBGE. The fall is related to less crops of oilseeds, cereals and legumes in the centre west of the vast country, which is also the main farming area, as well as in the north.
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Monday, December 14th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
A compliment disguised as a joke wins a glass of wine...in the face
One of Brazil’s most powerful women says she was only defending her honor when she tossed a glass of white wine in the face of an equally powerful elected official who called her a “man-eater.”
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Monday, December 14th 2015 - 07:49 UTC
Moody's downgrades Petrobras credit rating; warns of difficulties to raise cash through asset sales
Moody's Investors Service has lowered Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras' credit rating further into junk territory and warned of a possible further downgrade. “These rating actions reflect Petrobras' elevated refinancing risks in the face of deteriorating industry conditions that make it more difficult to raise cash through asset sales,” the New York-based ratings agency said Wednesday.
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Monday, December 14th 2015 - 07:28 UTC
Rousseff's 'impeachment debate' takes to the streets with thousands turning out
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday to demand that embattled President Dilma Rousseff, facing a weak economy and a major political crisis including calls for her impeachment, be removed from office.
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Monday, December 14th 2015 - 07:07 UTC
Sarkozy conservatives take the day beating Le Pen's National Front
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front failed to take a single region during the runoff of regional elections after dominating the first round of voting, pollsters projected. The conservatives of former president Nicolas Sarkozy surged against the governing Socialists, changing the political map of France.
