MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 12th 2008
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Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Taiana calls UK's Malvinas dispute attitude inadmissible
Britain's refusal to negotiate Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas islands is “inadmissible” said Argentina's Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana addressing on Thursday in New York the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization or C24.
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Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
The Economist and latest “hocus-pocus” from the Kirchners
Under the title of “Hocus-pocus” the June 12th edition of The Economist refers to the latest “cooking the books” decision by the current administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
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Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
C24 reiterates call for Falklands' sovereignty talks
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The United Nations Special Committee of 24 on Decolonisation, (C24), called on the United Kingdom and Argentina to resume negotiations on the Malvinas/Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute, following Thursday's session in New York.
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Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Pax survive aircraft crash and 5 days in southern Chile forest
A plane carrying 10 people that disappeared four days ago in Chile's frigid southern forests was found Wednesday with nine survivors who stayed alive by huddling for warmth, sharing food and sheltering in the plane's wreckage.
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Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Whale hunting ban is not enough to protect sanctuary”
A recent proposal to make Chile's entire coastline as a no-hunt whale sanctuary may not be enough to safeguard Chile's whales, according to world-renowned marine biologist and conservationist advocate Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete.
