MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 19th 2016
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Tuesday, July 19th 2016 - 06:44 UTC
Argentine Jewish community demand investigation of the “local connection” in the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack
Argentine President Mauricio Macri, together with members of the government and civil organizations attended on Monday in Buenos Aires the main ceremony commemorating the attack on the headquarters of the AMIA Jewish community organization in 1994, a crime that so far has gone unpunished.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2016 - 06:40 UTC
Uruguay could compete for another pulp mill, if it develops logistics infrastructure
Finland´s UPM pulp conglomerate which already has a plant in Uruguay announced it will commence discussions with the Uruguayan government on the development of logistics infrastructure for a possible mounting of another mill. Discussions will include railroad and roads, which currently are a critical challenge to establish large scale industrial operation in the Uruguayan inland and to connect it to a deep sea port.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2016 - 05:40 UTC
CEO denies plan to privatize Petrobras: 'Brazilian society not mature enough to discuss the issue'
The Brazilian government has no plans to privatize state-run oil company Petrobras and is still deciding whether to sell its controlling share in several units to shore up its finances, the company's Chief Executive Officer Pedro Parente said in an interview with a local newspaper published on Monday.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2016 - 05:37 UTC
Brazil tightens security at airports ahead of the Olympic Games in the aftermath of Nice
Stepped-up security screenings produced long lines for travelers at Brazil’s main airports on Monday in the aftermath of the truck attack in Nice, France and weeks ahead of the Olympic Games scheduled to open next 5 August in Rio do Janeiro.
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Tuesday, July 19th 2016 - 05:11 UTC
Falklands attending OTs and UK ministerial meeting in Turks and Caicos: Brexit in the agenda
Economic, social, health and environmental issues, as well as the relationship between Overseas Territories (OT`s) and the United Kingdom, will be discussed at the upcoming Pre-Joint Ministerial conference to be held in the Caribbean Turks and Caicos islands. The Falkland Islands will be represented by MLA Roger Edwards and Gibraltar by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.
