MercoPress

MercoPress

MercoPress is an independent news agency started in 1993 which focuses on delivering news related to the Mercosur trade and political bloc, and member countries, covering an area of influence which includes South America, the South Atlantic and insular territories. MercoPress offers an update of the main events which model the Mercosur integration process, the current customs union, its influence on the main players of the region as well as the relations with other economic-political spaces.

AMERICAS

MercoPressMarch 29, 2015
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Argentine appeals court dismisses Iran-case accusation against Cristina Fernandez

Argentina’s First Court of the Buenos Aires City Federal Appeals Court dismissed late prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s accusation that claimed President…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressMarch 27, 2015
12

Petrobras engineering firm contractor files for bankruptcy

Brazilian engineering firm Galvao Engenharia said on Wednesday it filed for bankruptcy protection, as state-run oil company Petrobras cut off…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressMarch 23, 2015
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Argentina’s current account deficit widened to 5.07 bn in 2014

Argentina’s current account deficit widened 7.9% to 5.07 billion dollars in 2014 as Latin America’s third-biggest economy eked out meager…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressMarch 10, 2015
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US confirms sanctions against seven top officials from Maduro’s regime

United States President Obama on Monday issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) declaring a national emergency with respect to the…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 21, 2015
7

Drug-resistant ‘superbug’ scare in Los Angeles following several infections

A large Los Angeles public hospital has notified scores of patients they were possibly exposed to a drug-resistant bacteria “superbug”…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 9, 2015
10

FARC vows to lay down arms and to reinvent itself as a political party

Colombian FARC guerrillas on Saturday vowed to lay down their weapons and reinvent themselves as a political party, if the…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 2, 2015
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First tranche of Chinese loan to build dams in Argentine Patagonia; CFK en route to Beijing

The construction of the Nestor Kirchner and Jorge Cepernic dams in Santa Cruz, Patagonia is finally set to begin now…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 31, 2015
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Falklands/Malvinas: Celac summit, including Commonwealth members, support Argentina’s ‘legitimate’ claims

The Celac summit held in Costa Rica and which brings together all Latin American and Caribbean countries released a declaration…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 22, 2015
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Argentina’s Judiciary releases Nisman’s complete prosecution charges against Cristina Fernandez

Argentina’s judiciary released late Tuesday the complete version of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s charges against President Cristina Fernandez, foreign minister…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 18, 2015
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Cristina Fernandez first twit reaction to ‘Iran plot’ claim; Nisman to Congress next week

Argentine President Cristina Fernández made her first public statement since AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman accused her of allegedly covering…
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