Stories for November 11th 2013

Monday, November 11th 2013 - 23:46 UTC
Falklands oil companies bombarded with warning-letters from Argentina

Argentina has begun a determined campaign to deter companies from drilling for oil in disputed waters around the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic. On the eve of a visit by UK parliamentarians to Buenos Aires this week, the Argentine embassy in London warned that legal action was being ramped up against drillers and their suppliers, reports Terry Macalister in The Guardian.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 23:43 UTC
Gay-friendly Madrid chosen to host World Pride International celebrations in 2017

In Madrid, it seems like summer only really sets in on International Gay Pride Day, which is followed by the Gay Pride celebrations. In 2014, they will take place from July 2-6. The streets in Chueca are lined with flags and garlands, and the neighborhood fills up with open-air bars, while the main squares host live music performances
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 19:49 UTC
GEF and FAO approve project to improve sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide

Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO Naoko Ishii approved a project coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide by reducing illegal catch and supporting related marine ecosystems and species.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 19:17 UTC
Falkland Islands newly-elected members' portfolio responsibilities

Falkland Islands newly‐elected Members of Legislative Assembly have assigned their portfolio responsibilities for the term of office. There are eight portfolios in total, each one being assigned an MLA as main portfolio‐holder, and a second MLA who will act as deputy portfolio‐holder. The portfolios and their respective holders are as follows:
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 18:56 UTC
Majority of Chileans, 83% support nationalizing copper, but it's not an issue of the presidential campaign

In an annual poll released last month, 83% of Chileans voted positively when asked “Are you in favor or against the proposal to nationalize copper?” — registering overwhelming support for a prospective reform that, while radical, remains relatively low on the list of campaign hot topics the November 17 presidential election.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 18:48 UTC
“Big Brother” is watching you in Rio do Janeiro: over 700.000 cameras in the city

Rio do Janeiro that will host the 2014 World Cup and the Olympic Games in 2016 is watched by an estimated 700.000 cameras from private security systems, revealed on Sunday O'Globo one of Brazil's main media conglomerates. According to a report from the Electronic Security Systems companies, the market expands 10% annually and there is one camera for every nine 'cariocas'.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 18:41 UTC
YPF announces discovery of conventional oil well in Mendoza: 15m barrels

Argentina's nationalized YPF has discovered a new conventional oil well in the western Mendoza province, which will add 15 million barrels of crude to its reserves. Initial production at the El Manzano bloc and the Mirador del Valle x-1 well at 1,789 meters deep is expected to be around 535 barrels per day, the company said.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 16:03 UTC
Mid-Atlantic ridge with iron-rich waters extending from Brazil to Namibia discovered

At the slow-spreading mid-Atlantic ridge in the South Atlantic Ocean an iron cloud spreads for more than 1,000 kilometers across the Atlantic from west of Namibia, Africa, to northeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The iron-rich waters flow 1,500 to 3,500 meters beneath the surface of the ocean. The complete extent and shape of the iron plume remains to be discovered.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 15:31 UTC
Argentina pledges full access to secret minutes from the 1976/83 military dictatorship

Argentina's Defense minister Agustín Rossi said that secret minutes dating back to the military dictatorship of 1976-83 will be available for the public to read and study, while admitting that he did not know why the documents had not been discovered previously.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 13:21 UTC
Brazil's 2013/14 crop estimated to reach in excess of 192.4 million tons

Brazil's coming 2013/14 grains and oilseeds harvest has been estimated between 192.4 and 196.6 million tons with an increase in the range of 3% to 5.3% over the previous crop which reached 186.8 million tons.