MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 5th 2018
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Friday, October 5th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Fujimori pleads for his life: a return to prison means a “death sentence”
Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori said from his hospital bed on Thursday that a return to prison would be a “death sentence,” the day after a court revoked a pardon for crimes against humanity. Fujimori, 80, addressed a plea to Peru's President Martin Vizcarra and the country's judiciary in a video recorded at his bedside.
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Friday, October 5th 2018 - 07:07 UTC
Maradona thinking of politics: would love a presidential ticket with Cristina Fernandez
Argentine World Cup winner Diego Maradona has spoken of his interest in entering the world of politics in his home country, even offering to be the vice-presidential candidate to former leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
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Friday, October 5th 2018 - 06:41 UTC
Falklands' offshore license relinquished by Noble Energy and Edison
Oil companies Noble Energy and Edison have decided to relinquish their stakes in the PL001 offshore license in the Falkland Islands according to Offshore Energy Today. Argos Resources had held a 100% in the PL001 block before the two companies’ farm-in back in 2015. Argos’ shares fell 30% following the announcement.
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Friday, October 5th 2018 - 06:27 UTC
Next Brazilian president's main challenge: building a coalition to approve emergency agenda
Whoever wins Brazil's presidential race this month will inherit a fiscal straight jacket and a drifting economy in urgent need of repair: but will have no governing coalition in Congress to pass reforms. On Sunday, Brazilians will vote for the president, all 513 members of the lower house of Congress, and two-thirds of the 81-member Senate.
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Friday, October 5th 2018 - 03:22 UTC
Emir of Qatar in Bs.Aires to meet with Macri over Vaca Muerta
The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived Thursday evening in Argentina to meet with President Mauricio Macri on Friday to discuss oil investments in Vaca Muerta and other bilateral issues.
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Friday, October 5th 2018 - 02:45 UTC
Witness places “40 bags full of money” at Néstor Kirchner's mausoleum
A former Rio Gallegos civil servant said Cristina and Máximo Kirchner were involved in the 2013 operation to prevent the cash from being found during a court-mandated raid. Danilo Alberto Penissi testified before Judge Claudio Bonadio in the investigation into the “notebooks of corruption” case.
