MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 29th 2010
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Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 21:41 UTC
Chile can’t keep up with demand for salt from frozen Europe
As a result of the cold front affecting Europe, Chile’s Sociedad Punta de Lobos (SPL) —salt producer and exporter—is working at full capacity to export salt destined primarily for Belgium, Holland, Germany and France.
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Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 20:34 UTC
Falklands: New Governor hopes to help things happen
The recently arrived new Governor in the Falkland Islands, Mr Nigel Haywood, took time recently to talk about his role in the Islands’ weekly newspaper, the Penguin News.
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Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 20:25 UTC
Britain should leave the United Nations Security Council suggests Argentine Ambassador
In his response to the British Prime Minister’s Christmas address to the Falkland Islanders, Argentina’s Ambassador at the United Nations, Jorge Arguello, makes the strong suggestion that Britain should lose its place on the UN’s Security Council.
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Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 07:48 UTC
Falklands: Desire Petroleum plc - Operation Update
Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES) the oil and gas company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, advises that the 25/5-1 well on the Dawn/Jacinta prospect has reached a depth of 1,313metres.
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Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 07:35 UTC
Mars base in Chile
Scientists from Chile and other countries will build a base in the Atacama desert, the most arid in the world, with the aim of simulating a space colony, along with mobile rocket launch pads and greenhouses as if the site were on the planet Mars, a media report said.
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Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 07:09 UTC
Brazil: Lula disappointed with Obama's LatAm policy
Relations between the United States and Latin America have not changed in any meaningful way under President Barack Obama, Brazilian head of state Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.
