MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2017
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Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 10:47 UTC
Trump ready to meet Kim Jong-un, “in the correct conditions”
US President Donald Trump has said he would be “honored” to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in the right circumstances. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would - absolutely. I would be honored to do it,” he told news organization Bloomberg on Monday.
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Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 07:24 UTC
US Congress agrees on spending bill, with no funds for the Mexico border wall
Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement on a spending bill to keep the Unites States government running until 30 September, media report. The bipartisan deal boosts military spending but does not include funding for President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the Mexico border, they say.
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Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 07:07 UTC
US Supreme Court rules in favor of Venezuela in dispute with US oil drilling company
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a lower court's ruling that had allowed a US oil drilling company to sue Venezuela over the seizure of 11 drilling rigs in 2010 but allowed the business another chance to press its claims.
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Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 06:30 UTC
End of an era in Cuba? Last of a May Day celebration without a Castro brother
The Cuban government's traditional May Day parade Monday is the last to be overseen by President Raul Castro, and the first without his late brother and revolutionary predecessor Fidel.
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Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 06:07 UTC
Chilean ruling coalition splits, increasing chances of Piñera in presidential election
Chile's Christian Democrat party voted on Saturday to skip primaries and go straight to the first round of the presidential election in November, rupturing the center-left governing coalition and likely boosting the chances of a victory for the conservative right under ex president Piñera.
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Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 05:47 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Argentine Air Force recalls 35th “Baptism of Fire” in May 1982
Argentina's Air Force commemorated with a parade and display of force the 35th anniversary of its ''Baptism of Fire”, which occurred on May first 1982 when Argentine fighters completed over 50 sorties in an attempt to repeal the British Task Force sent to recover the Malvinas Islands.
