MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 20th 2010
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Saturday, March 20th 2010 - 01:25 UTC
China and Rio Tinto will jointly develop massive iron ore deposits in Guinea
Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto announced it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore mine in West Africa. China's state-backed metals group Chinalco will pay 1.3 billion US dollars for 47% of the Simandou project in Guinea.
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Saturday, March 20th 2010 - 01:13 UTC
Insulza re-election as OAS Secretary General is “almost certain”
With less than a week for the election of a new Organization of American States Secretary General, OAS, international analysts consider as “almost certain” the re-election of Chile’s Jose Miguel Insulza, although they do not discard a last minute “artificial” or protest candidate.
