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Stories for February 18th 2017
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Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:52 UTC
Malcorra meets Boris Johnson; he apologizes for Darwin cemetery damages
Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met Friday morning with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the framework of the G 20 ministerial summit which took place in the German city of Bonn. There was no official release on the meeting which apparently was brief.
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Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:15 UTC
Brazil decommissioning its only aircraft carrier, Sao Paulo
Brazil has decided to permanently sideline its sole aircraft carrier, the flat-top São Paulo. The Brazilian government has said the cost of updating the ship and purchasing new planes was prohibitive and will seek to replace them in the future. The decision underscores the point that aircraft carriers are a rich country's game.
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Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:55 UTC
Brazilian military the most trusted institution, exempt from pensions' reform
Ever so dependent on the Armed Forces to keep law and order, the Brazilian government has exempted the military from a far-reaching pension reform. Following Congress's approval of a public spending cap late last year, the government of President Michel Temer is pushing ahead with a broad pension reform as the next stage of its austerity agenda.
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Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:21 UTC
Spanish King's brother in law sentenced to six years in prison for fraud
In a wide-ranging tax fraud case that captivated Spain, Princess Cristina was found not guilty Friday of being an accessory to fraud but her husband was convicted and sentenced to more than six years in prison.
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Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:14 UTC
Cristina Fernandez ex Army chief arrested for alleged torture and kidnapping
Former Argentine army chief Cesar Milani was arrested Friday for his alleged role in the kidnapping and torture of two men and a woman during the country's military dictatorship.
