MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 13th 2008
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Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay votes abortion bill and challenges president
Uruguay's Senate voted this week to decriminalize abortions during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy but President Tabare Vazquez is expected to veto the measure which will be upheld by the opposition.
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Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Oil industry restates interest in Falklands' potential
Phyl Rendell, Falkland Islands Director of Minerals and Agriculture attended the International AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Former Falklands governor fined for insider trading
Former Governor of the Falkland Islands and a past British ambassador to Peru has been fined by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for insider dealing in an AIM-listed mining company which he chaired, reports Thursday edition of The Times.
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Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Spain-Argentine research cruise in South Atlantic
Spanish and Argentine scientists have begun a joint research cruise in the South-western Atlantic on board the Spanish government fisheries support vessel “Miguel Oliver” which is scheduled to extend until December 20
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Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
British pound falls to weakest level against US dollar since 2002
The British pound has continued to fall against the US dollar, hitting its lowest rate in six and a half years against the US currency on fears of a deep recession.
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Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Germany in recession as economy contracts 0.5% in Q3
Germany has officially entered a recession after government figures showed that Europe's largest economy contracted by 0.5% in the third quarter. This is the second consecutive quarter that the economy has shrunk after a 0.4% contraction in the second quarter.
