MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 8th 2007
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Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' RAF gunners monument unveiled in Honington
A former head of the RAF said he hoped air force gunners would get the credit they deserved after unveiling a monument in Honington to commemorate their contribution in the Falklands Islands, reports the East Anglia Daily Times.
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Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Fears of US slowdown seem to be affecting Japanese economy
Japan revealed Friday that its economy grew by much less than previously thought in the third quarter of 2007 amid a housing slump and slower investment by firms in new factories and equipment.
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Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Intense Falklands' oil drilling campaign forecasts Rockhopper
Rockhopper Exploration reported Friday that Wavefield Inseis had successfully collected the site survey data over the Ernest prospect in oil exploration license PL024, 100km off the Falkland Islands.
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Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine beef exports reach 1.15 billion US dollars
In spite of government restrictions to overseas sales Argentine beef exports expanded 9% in the ten first months of 2007 reaching 1.155 billion US dollars according to data from the country's Health and Agro Food national service, Senasa.
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Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Repsol YPF finds important natural gas field in Bolivia
Repsol YPF SA, Spain's largest oil company, discovered natural gas at a field in southeast Bolivia that may be large enough to supply the equivalent of 1% of consumption in its home country.
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Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine Navy to control 200 miles plus high seas fisheries
Argentina authorized sea and air tracking of illegal fishing outside the country's Economic Exclusive Zone, in the 200 miles plus area of international waters and will eventually give notice to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) of transgressors, according to the Buenos Aires press.
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Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires prepares for Kirchners ceremony on Monday
Hours before the first elected woman president takes office in Argentina, the preparations for the ceremony are underway. The preparations in Buenos Aires Colón Square, where the outdoors ceremony is due to take place, were finished on Thursday and foreign heads of state are currently arriving in Buenos Aires city to participate in Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's inauguration.
