MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 22nd 2016
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 15:58 UTC
Unveiling China's power struggle: 'princeling' Xi pushing aside collective leadership
By Gwynne Dyer
Opening the National People's Congress in Beijing, Prime Minister Li Keqiang set China's growth target for the coming year at 6.5-7 per cent, the lowest in decades. Only two years ago, he said 7% was the lowest acceptable growth rate, but he has had to eat his words. He really isn't in charge of very much anymore. -
Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 15:38 UTC
Argentine runner wins Falklands' Standard Chartered marathon in record time
An Argentine long distance runner has won the Falkland Islands “Standard Chartered Stanley Marathon” which is officially the World's Most Southerly AIMS-Certified Marathon. Rafael Lencina from the northern province of Tucuman completed on Sunday the 26 miles in 2 hours 35 minutes and 34 seconds, which is also a new record for the competition.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 06:25 UTC
Petrobras losses in 4Q climb to US$ 10bn; more staff cuts expected
Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, reported a record quarterly loss of $10.2 billion on Monday due to a large reduction in the value of some assets amid lower oil prices. Petrobras has been at the center of a sprawling corruption scandal that has ensnared some of Brazil's most powerful lawmakers and business executives.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 02:13 UTC
Obama scheduled to address the Cuban people on national television and meet dissidents
President Barack Obama in Havana has a busy agenda scheduled for Tuesday which includes a major speech that Cuban officials said would be carried on TV. Before departing for Argentina, Obama has planned to meet with political dissidents and attend a game between Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays and Cuba's beloved national team.
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 01:40 UTC
Obama and Castro agree to disagree, but determined to advance in “a new day”
Cuban President Raul Castro directly challenged President Obama on the heels of their historic meeting in Havana on Monday to lift more restrictions on the island and return land used for the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay – as the visiting U.S. president, in turn, chided the Cuban government on democracy and human rights
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 01:35 UTC
“Give me the name of a political prisoner, he will be released before tonight” Castro challenges US reporter
Cuban President Raúl Castro sparred with US reporters on Monday over Cuba’s human-rights record, saying at one point that it was not fair to ask about prisoners in general and at another point that he would release by the end of the day anyone named as a political prisoner by a reporter.
