MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 25th 2013
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Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 05:46 UTC
China to overtake US as main oil importer by 2014 says OPEC
China is on course to overtake the US as the world’s top crude importer by 2014, as the Asian country’s growing refining capacity boosts demand and America’s fracking boom cuts the need for foreign oil, OPEC said in its monthly report.
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Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:49 UTC
Falklands ‘is about people; it is not about rocks; about people self determining their future’
“The Falkland Islands is about people; it is not about rocks. It is about people’s right to lead lives as they wish to lead them. As people in Argentina can: to live in peace, prosperity. It is about making their choices and leading their lives and having their home as an expression of their wishes, not somebody else’s wishes. They should be able to self-determine their own futures”.
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Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:41 UTC
Three Latin American countries collaborate on smart visa system
Tourism ministers and government representatives from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador have agreed to collaborate on the implementation of a joint smart visa system. The system will allow visitors to the region to benefit from a facilitated and more secure entry.
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Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:09 UTC
Bolivia takes Chile to the International Court of Justice to reclaim sea outlet
Landlocked Bolivia sued neighboring Chile on Wednesday in the Hague before the International Court of Justice as it pressed a longstanding claim to recover land lost in a 19th century war and thus regain access to the sea.<br />
Chile quickly responded that the issue was not negotiable.
