MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 26th 2013
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Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 09:01 UTC
UK/Spain annual Tertulias Forum takes off in Oxford; Gibraltar expected to be addressed
Britain’s Europe Minister, David Lidington, and Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo are attending a top-level Anglo-Hispanic forum that starts this week in Oxford. The annual British-Spanish Tertulias Forum brings together senior ministers, parliamentarians, academics, business leaders, scientists and artists from both countries to discuss topical issues.
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Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:52 UTC
Uruguay hosts conference on strategies and response to cruise ship accidents
Uruguay hosted last week a conference and workshop on “tools and strategies to strengthen the response to cruise ship accidents”. David Jardine-Smith, from the International Maritime Rescue Federation, and Roly McKie, HM Coastguard Staff Officer, Search and Rescue Operations, were the facilitators of the event.
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Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:47 UTC
YPF and Repsol reach an 'agreement in principle' with Mexican mediation
The dispute between the Argentine government and Repsol over the seizure of a 51% stake in petroleum company YPF has shown some signs of cooling, with the Ministry of Economy announcing on Monday that an “agreement in principle” for compensating the Spanish corporation had been reached.
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Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:41 UTC
Uruguay to benefit from agreement reached by Iran with world powers
The agreement reached by the world powers with Iran regarding its nuclear plans could have a positive impact for Uruguay, (and the region) since the regime of Teheran has been for years a strong client of Uruguayan rice and other products.
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Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:36 UTC
Orange to remind the world the International day for the elimination of violence against women
Today Monday November 25 is an opportunity for each person to recommit to ending the harm being committed against one out of three women, senior United Nations officials said marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
