MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 22nd 2013
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 15:11 UTC
The big winners in Kenya’s oil debut
Kenya will start pumping its first commercial oil next year and begin exporting in 2016, but this is just the opening salvo: new discoveries in recent months and fast-track new well development make Kenya the darling of East Africa from an investor’s perspective.
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 14:28 UTC
Falklands representatives talk fishery stock assessment in Rhode Island
The Falkland Islands fisheries sector was invited to Rhode Island, USA earlier this month in order to present the Islands’ success story of data-sharing between the industry and the local fisheries department.
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 05:45 UTC
Malvinas: Argentina invites Chagos group to expose contradictions in UK's decolonization policy
Argentina's Foreign minister Hector Timerman will receive on Tuesday Olivier Bancoult, president of the Chagos Refugees Group, the entity which represents the 'Chagossians' forcibly ousted from their lands by the United Kingdom. The administration of President Cristina Fernandez pretends to expose contradictions in the UK's approach to the Chagos case and the Falklands sovereignty dispute.
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 05:31 UTC
Ozone layer hole reaches Argentine and Chilean Patagonia
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica stretched for the third time this year to reach cities in the south of Argentina and Chile according to the Izaña Atmospheric research centre in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 05:20 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas announces deal for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 Boeings
Argentina's flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas amd Boeing have completed an agreement for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, an operation valued at 1.8 billion dollars (list price) which is seen as an effort by the Argentine government to modernize its fleet and increase passenger satisfaction.
