MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 5th 2016
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Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 09:42 UTC
Argentina farm exports soar in first quarter following elimination of taxes and controls
Argentine farm exports rocketed 68% higher in the first quarter compared to the same 2015 period, thanks to new policies that prompted growers to sell stockpiles built up under the previous administration, the government announced.
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Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 07:30 UTC
Senate impeachment committee votes on Friday on Rousseff's political future
The rapporteur of a Senate committee on impeachment issued a report Wednesday recommending that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff be tried in the upper house for allegedly breaking budget laws.
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Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 07:07 UTC
UK council elections could question Corbyn's leadership; London could go to a dissident Labour Muslim
Millions of British voters go to the polls Thursday in the most important elections since David Cameron sealed a second term as prime minister a year ago, but this time it is Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s future that is at stake. Despite the squabbling inside the ruling Conservative party divided over Europe, the local and regional elections are shaping up as the first real test of the Labor leader´s reign and one that his opponents are desperate to ensure he fails.
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Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 05:17 UTC
The Falklands/Malvinas 'pending issue' will be addressed by Malcorra in London beginning with confidence building
Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra said she plans to meet with British officials to address a multiple agenda and a “pending issue”, in the framework of a transparency meeting scheduled to take place in London.
