MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 13th 2007
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Thursday, December 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Prospective Falklands' candidates condemn Argentine claim
Predictably prospective Falkland Islands councillors condemned the Argentine claim to the Islands in electioneering speeches Wednesday evening.
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Thursday, December 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Greenspan replies to critics who blame him for housing crisis
The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis was an “accident waiting to happen” as a period of unprecedented global growth seduced investors into under-pricing risk, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan argued in an article published by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
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Thursday, December 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Twice on three days Cristina K insists with Falklands' talks
Since taking office last Monday, the administration of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina's first elected woman president, on two occasions reiterated its claim over the Falkland Islands and called on the United Kingdom to abandon its policy of no dialogue and resume sovereignty talks.
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Thursday, December 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US wants Argentina to play a more active international role
President Nestor Kirchner administration was a “success” in pulling Argentina out from the 2001/02 collapse but President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner must take the following step and that is making Argentina again “an international player”, said Thomas Shannon Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
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Thursday, December 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Reality is reality” and the Falkland Islands are British
“Reality is reality” and the “Falklands are British” was the first UK reaction to a protest letter from the Argentine government rejecting the inclusion of disputed (British) Overseas Territories in the Lisbon European Treaty which was signed by EU leaders this Thursday in the Portuguese capital.
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Thursday, December 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Agriculture boosts Brazilian growth to 5.7% in third quarter
Brazil's economy expanded 5.7% in the third quarter, boosted by big gains in the agricultural and industrial sectors, and it appeared on track to grow 5% for the year, according to government figures.
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Thursday, December 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Encouraging oil exploration survey in Falklands waters
Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd said the results from its controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey on its Falkland Islands exploration programme are encouraging, with “positive” CSEM anomalies indicating the possible presence of trapped hydrocarbons with the potential of significant resources.
