MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 11th 2011
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Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 06:48 UTC
UK Parliament expected to grill PM Cameron for police cuts in the wake of rioting
British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to come under renewed pressure to reverse the coalition government's police cuts in the wake of riots sweeping the country.
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Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 06:31 UTC
Three credit rating agencies confirm France as triple-A with stable outlook
Moody’s, Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Fitch confirmed Wednesday that France still rates as a triple-A country with a stable outlook. The comments came in response to market rumours of a French sovereign credit rating downgrade, which hit French bank stocks.
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Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 06:27 UTC
Snow storms in Magallanes have left 300.000 sheep and 9.200 cattle at risk
Almost 300.000 sheep and 9.200 cattle are exposed to serious life risk following heavy snow storms which covered the Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile with a white blanket anywhere between 70 and 150 centimetres thick.
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Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 06:21 UTC
Brazilean company fully committed to oil exploration off-shore Namibia
Brazilian oil and gas start-up HRT boosted its net potential oil resources 12% to 7.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) following a certification study of its assets in Namibia.
