MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 20th 2013
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Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:50 UTC
Cristina Fernandez losing her nerve; furiously blasts journalist for exposing her trip to tax-haven Seychelles
The Argentine government replied furiously on Sunday night to the latest chapter of journalist Jorge Lanata program on corruption in Argentina which so far had exposed top officials and protected businesspeople of the Kirchner couple administrations but on this occasion targeted President Cristina Fernandez and her non disclosed two-day visit last January to the Seychelles islands a renowned tax haven.
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Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:47 UTC
Uruguay has become one of the most expensive countries in the region
Uruguay has become one of the dearest countries in the region taking into account prices of goods and services according to a survey in eleven cities done by the Group of Newspapers from the Americas, (GDA) a network of the main dailies in the continent.
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Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:42 UTC
Argentina challenges ICSID judges in the dispute with Repsol over YPF seizure
Argentina formally challenged on July 29 the appointments of Judge Francisco Orrego Vicuña as mediator in Argentina’s dispute with Spanish oil firm Repsol and Claus von Wobeser as the head of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)’s arbitral tribunal that will pronounce a ruling in the case, it was revealed by Telam the official news agency.
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Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:14 UTC
Tolmount gas discovery in the North Sea could be one of the largest in a decade
Germany's E.ON says the size of a gas discovery made in the UK almost two years ago could be “significantly” larger than it previously thought. The integrated player said data from a recent appraisal well at the Tolmount discovery off the UK could make the find “one of the largest discoveries made in this part of the North Sea for several years”.
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Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:07 UTC
UK espionage next in the list of revelations, anticipates Greenwald
Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who broke news on former security contractor Edward Snowden’s allegations of U.S. surveillance programs, said he will publish revelations on U.K. intelligence after his partner was detained in London.
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Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:04 UTC
Nine Argentine professionals awarded Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK
Nine Argentine professionals have been awarded Chevening Scholarships that will enable them to continue their graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The UK government scholarship program is an annual announcement and covers all of the student’s expenses, including travel, health insurance and accommodation.
