MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 19th 2019
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Monday, August 19th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Peruvian peasants protest against Chinese oil company and set on fire offices
A building in a northern Peruvian town was set on fire on Friday in a protest against China National Petroleum Corp that devolved into clashes between police and demonstrators who want the company to make pledges to help the local community, an industry source said.
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Monday, August 19th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Iceland unveils a plaque to the loss of the first of the country's glaciers
Iceland unveiled a plaque to its Okjokull ice sheet on Sunday, the first of the country's hundreds of glaciers to melt away due to climate change. Scientists see the shrinking of glaciers as one of many warning signs that the earth's climate is lurching towards dangerous tipping points.
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Monday, August 19th 2019 - 08:58 UTC
Fernandez wants to renegotiate IMF loan terms, in current conditions Argentina can't repay its debts
Opposition candidate, Alberto Fernandez, said that Argentina would struggle under present conditions to repay a loan to the International Monetary Fund and he would seek to renegotiate the repayment terms, according to an interview published on Sunday by the newspaper Clarin.
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Monday, August 19th 2019 - 08:51 UTC
UN Refugee Commissioner appeals for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed on Sunday for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries where they are overwhelming social services and sparking local tensions.
