MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 15th 2011
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Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 19:27 UTC
Energy rich Venezuela, short in power and forced to ration electricity
Big electricity users in Venezuela have been told to cut consumption or face increased charges. Consumers who save energy will be in line for discounts, officials said. The move comes after a series of recent power failures, the most recent last Friday and Saturday when outages affected most of western Venezuela.
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Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 18:36 UTC
Falklands’ sovereignty “is not negotiable. Period”, says British PM Cameron
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, sent a clear message on Wednesday during a Parliamentary speech regarding Argentina’s claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands as the British leader stated that sovereignty “is not negotiable. Period!”
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Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 14:41 UTC
Aquaculture more efficient than livestock production, says WorldFish Centre
WorldFish Centre and Conservation International (CI) have revealed a comprehensive analysis exploring the environmental impact of the world's major aquaculture production systems and species and gives an unprecedented global assessment of trends and impacts. The results from the two-year study show that aquaculture is more efficient than other forms of animal protein production such as livestock.
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Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 04:21 UTC
Evacuees from Chile’s Puyehue volcano allowed back to their homes
Evacuations ordered after an eruption in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex begun to be lifted on Sunday for various areas in southern Chile’s Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions, over 600 miles south of Santiago.
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Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 02:43 UTC
“Self determination and self sufficiency”, Falklands message to the world on Liberation Day
“Self-determination and self-sufficiency” is the Falkland Islands message to the world on the day the Islands commemorate the 29th anniversary of its liberation, said the Falklands’ government representative in London Sukey Cameron, who added Argentina continues with its campaign to claim sovereignty and disrupt the Falklands economy.
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Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 02:38 UTC
Argentina’s lessons from ‘dirty war’, apply today to Syria, said Ban Ki-moon
United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged that the lessons learned from Argentina’s turn from dictatorship to democracy be applied widely, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, and he called on Syria to allow humanitarian aid into areas affected by ongoing violence.
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Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 01:45 UTC
Argentine opposition says May inflation was 1.5% and 23.5% in last 12 months
Argentine opposition lawmakers reported Tuesday that the inflation rate reached 1.5% in May, according to the estimates provided by eight “censored” economic consultants. They added it was their duty to inform about data which “the government tries to hide from public opinion”.
