MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 2nd 2022
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Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:29 UTC
Foreign leaders condemn attack against Argentine VP
Foreign leaders have expressed their support to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who survived an assassination attempt late Thursday after the gun pointed at her head failed to fire.
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Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Kirchnerism to gather at Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo
Argentine authorities have called the citizenry to stage a demonstration at noon Plaza de Mayo in support of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner following the assassination attempt against her.
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Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Santos port concession will be extended from 35 to 50 years
Following on requests from the potential bidders for Brazil's largest and most active port of Santos, the concession period of the Santos Port Authority (SPA), initially planned to be 35 years, should now increase to 50 years.
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Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Social peace has been disturbed, Argentine president says
Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced in a broadcast message that as a consequence of the assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, he was declaring Friday a national holiday so that people could show their support to her.
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Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 02:14 UTC
Attempted assassination: man who tried to shoot Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner arrested
A Brazilian man was arrested on Thursday in Buenos Aires after attempting to shoot Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez in the vicinity of her home, when a vigil was being held in her support, as confirmed to the press by the country's Security Minister, Anibal Fernandez. The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, declared a national holiday for Friday and said: “This event is extremely serious, it is the most serious that has happened since we have recovered our democracy.”
