MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 2014
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Thursday, January 2nd 2014 - 18:21 UTC
Falklands 2014 oil industry major focus: how to develop the Sea Lion discovery
After a busy 2011 and 2012, 2013 was a relatively quiet year for exploration around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. The various companies involved in the region's nascent oil and gas industry preferred to spend the year focusing on seismic data acquisition campaigns and consolidating some of their assets.
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Thursday, January 2nd 2014 - 18:02 UTC
Gibraltar visitors in October/November down 40% because of Spanish checks at border
Visitors to Gibraltar during the peak months of October and November have decreased by over 40% from the previous year, statistics reveal. This comes after restrictions were imposed at the border by the Spanish authorities which they say was in response to tobacco smuggling but began immediately after the Government’s decision to lay an artificial reef in July.
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Thursday, January 2nd 2014 - 16:00 UTC
China starts to build its fourth Antarctica base: more planned
Just days after the Chinese rover Jade Rabbit settled down on the moon, China is setting out to bolster its presence in another remote place: Antarctica. Chinese state media said on Thursday that construction workers are en route to the future site of China’s fourth Antarctic research station, after a pit stop at one of its other bases.
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Thursday, January 2nd 2014 - 15:49 UTC
Chinese helicopter rescues stranded passengers from Russian vessel trapped in Antarctic ice
A Chinese helicopter reached on Thursday a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica for nine days to pick up 52 passengers who spent Christmas and the New Year trapped in ice, the expedition leader has said.
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Thursday, January 2nd 2014 - 15:40 UTC
Colorado, USA, celebrates the end of marihuana prohibition and opens new chapter
The world's first state-licensed marijuana retailers legally permitted to sell pot for recreational use have opened for business in Colorado with long lines of customers, marking a new chapter in America's drug culture.
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Thursday, January 2nd 2014 - 15:35 UTC
New Year in Argentina brings: hikes in urban transport and fuel and promises of a capped basket
New Year arrived in Argentina with much needed rainfall relief, but also with a hefty increase in urban transport fares, the same with fuel prices at the pump and the promise of a list of 200 products included in a price agreement with the county’s major supermarkets and retailers.
