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Argentine newsprint row set to go to the courts

by Ray on August 27, 2010

A row between the Argentine President Cristina Fernández and the only company in the country that produces newsprint has escalated into a legal battle that could see the future of the business decided by the courts.

The row, which has been going on for two year, centres around claims that two leading newspapers, the Clarin and La Nacion, have used newsprint company Papel Prensa to impose media monopolies. [click to continue…]

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