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OAS Signs Agreement to Provide Greater Transparency to Parliaments of the Americas
June 17, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Foundation for Documentation Sciences (FCD) of Spain signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to promote the strengthening of the management of legislatures in the region, through actions that promote transparency, access to public information and citizen participation. The Secretary General of the OAS, José ...
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Pope talks about crime drugs poverty with new Venezuelan leader
Vatican City (dpa) - Pope Francis on Monday spoke about the fight against drug trafficking, as well as poverty and crime, as he welcomed at the Vatican the new President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.Maduro succeeded Hugo Chavez, who ruled for 14 years, narrowly beating opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in disputed elections in April.Francis and Maduro "dwelled on ...
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Stocks post gains Monday
U.S. markets posted gains Monday, as economic data looked positive in reports not considered particularly major newsmakers. Trading might prove muted for the first half of the week, as investors wait for the results of a two-day meeting of Open Market Committee at the ...
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UPDATE 2-SP downgrades Venezuelas sovereign credit rating to B
Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:57pm EDT By Daniel Bases NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's downgraded Venezuela's sovereign foreign currency credit rating by one notch on Monday, citing political turmoil as an impediment to enacting meaningful reforms in order to stop a slide in economic activity. S&P's move to a B rating from B-plus on the OPEC nation brings it in line with ...
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Colombia Police Crackdown on Campesino Protest
Members of a passion fruit producers’ alliance near Buga, Colombia.Photo Charlotte Kesl (World Bank) Colombian police forces violently repressed a campesino protest in Colombia’s north-east yesterday.For the past eight days, more than 2,000 small-scale farmers in the municipality of Tib have been demanding the gradual substitution of ';illegal'; crops for sustainable ...
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