MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 16th 2010
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Tuesday, March 16th 2010 - 05:06 UTC
Mercosur/Israel free trade agreement becomes effective April
Brazil expects a new free trade agreement with Israel to swell bilateral trade to more than 3 billion US dollars within five years, officials said on Monday. Trade between Israel and Brazil slipped below 1 billion USD in 2009 from a peak of 1.6 billion USD in 2008 -- 1.2 billion USD of which were Israeli exports -- due to the global economic crisis.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2010 - 04:58 UTC
Rio Tinto/Alcan presents project for 2.5bn aluminium smelter in Paraguay
Rio Tinto Alcan, a unit of global mining giant Rio Tinto formally presented on Monday plans to invest 2.5 billion US dollars in an aluminium smelter in Paraguay, according to corporation and Asuncion sources.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2010 - 04:57 UTC
British Airways announces strike contingency plan for 60% of its customers
British Airways says 60% of its customers will be able to keep their travel plans during planned strikes by cabin crew. Industrial action is set to begin with a three-day walkout from Saturday March 20, followed by a four-day stoppage from Saturday March 27.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2010 - 02:03 UTC
Argentine scientists research bio-diesel production from micro-algae
A team of Argentine researchers from the National Technological University of Mar del Plata (UTN) is working on a research project to produce bio-diesel from marine micro-algae, with the aim of developing economically viable and environmentally sustainable processes.
