MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 16th 2010
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Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:12 UTC
Gibraltar/La Linea dispute triggers ample coverage in UK press
Ashley Fox Tory MEP for South West of England & Gibraltar has written to the UK press about the current developments in La Linea, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
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Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:08 UTC
One of Chavez ideologist mentors but disenchanted with the revolution, dies
The retired general and ex-leader of the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela, or PSUV, has died, state-run media reported. He was 75.
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Monday, August 16th 2010 - 04:03 UTC
Japan’s economy slows down considerably in second quarter
Japan’s economy expanded at the slowest pace in three quarters. GDP rose an annualized 0.4% in the three months ended June 30 from a revised 4.4% expansion in the first quarter, the Cabinet Office said in Tokyo.
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Monday, August 16th 2010 - 03:52 UTC
China extends influence to Sri Lanka, finances and builds new port
Sri Lanka has unveiled a new seaport, the showpiece among a series of big new infrastructure projects on the island. The port in southern Hambantota was built with Chinese assistance as part of a 6 billion US dollars drive to rebuild infrastructure after the war.
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Monday, August 16th 2010 - 03:42 UTC
Bolivian gas and Paraguayan electricity for a deep sea port in Uruguay
Physical integration particularly in energy and access to the sea were two of the main issues addressed by the presidents of Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, (Fernando Lugo, Jose Mujica and Evo Morales), during their Sunday meeting in Asunción in the framework of Urupabol, the regional group which brings together the three countries.
