MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 3rd 2016
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Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 07:53 UTC
OPEC Crude Basket Drops to $44.53
The basket of crude oil used as a benchmark indicator by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries dropped to $44.53, the OPEC Secretariat said on Wednesday in Vienna.
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Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 07:43 UTC
Chief Kirchnerite Senator calls for an end on naivety regarding immigration
Miguel Angel Pichetto, chairman of the Victory Front (FPV) in the Upper House, said Wednesday that Argentina has always worked “as a social adjustment tool for crime in Bolivia and Peru.”“How much misery can Argentina put up with by receiving poor immigrants?” Pichetto said in a TV interview.
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Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 07:35 UTC
Chilean group interested in Alas to meet with Uruguayan government
Chilean airline LAW (Latin American Wings) had submitted a letter of intent on Friday and now it intends to go ahead with the talks. Company representatives are expectd to arrive in Montevideo on Thursday to hold meetings with Alas Uruguay authorities and with the Transport and Public Works Minister Victor Rossi.
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Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 07:25 UTC
Uruguayan pulp mill passes pollution tests - Gualeguaychú not quite
An Argentine-Uruguayan commission took 50 samples of effluent from the pulp mill off Fray Bentos and as many in the Gualeguaychú mouth of the river in Entre Rios. Botnia passes test. The reports from the samples collected on the Argetine side recorded more polluting than those found off Fray Bentos. The plant's formal name is “Orion” but is widely known for its original Finnish name Botnia.
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Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 07:18 UTC
Fears mount over Leopoldo López
The imprisoned Venezuelan opposition leader was last seen on Friday. Wife holds candlelight vigil as Maduro fails to produce proof of life.Lilian Tintori, wife of imprisoned Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and their followers held a candlelight vigil outside the Ramo Verde jail Wednesday night as the government of Nicol疽 Maduro failed to produce a much demanded proof of life before the 8pm deadline.
