MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2nd 2022
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Argentina: Higher court orders rebel group leaders be released
A Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals Tuesday ordered the release of the members of the rebel group Revolución Federal who have been arrested for alleged incitement to violence.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Uruguayan exports fall for the 2nd month in a row
Uruguayan exports in the month of October 2022 totaled US$ 842 million, which represented a 6% year-on-year drop, it was reported Tuesday in Montevideo.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Espionage charges filed against former Argentine President
Argentine Federal Prosecutor Franco Picardi requested the indictment of former President Mauricio Macri for the alleged crime of espionage, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 09:38 UTC
First 50p coins with King Charles III portrait will be circulating next December
Britain's 50p coin has started to be struck at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, and will enter tills, wallets and purses in December, reports BBC. Sculptor Martin Jennings, who created the portrait of the King, said that witnessing the coin being produced was a “quite remarkable experience”.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Bank of England begins QE “tightening”; first successful sale of £750 million bonds
The Bank of England sold on Tuesday £750 million worth of UK government bonds from its quantitative easing stockpile. It was the first Western central bank to do so and received a solid demand from investors at its first auction to sell government bonds from its £838 billion pound quantitative easing portfolio.
