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Stories for April 2014

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 03:31 UTC

    IAATO moves their office to Newport, Rhode Island

    The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) which currently has 116 members, announced that their office has moved from Providence to Newport, Rhode Island.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 03:05 UTC

    The most profitable gas in the world

    Privatizing the pipelines system could raise 50 billion dollars.

    By Robert Bensh of Oilprice.com - There is only one certainty in Ukraine: The energy sector must and will be transformed, and how long this takes will depend on who ends up in the driver's seat and how serious they are about becoming a part of Europe and reducing dependence on Russia. But by then, investors will have missed the boat.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 03:00 UTC

    Argentina thanks Papua New Guinea for its support in the Malvinas claim

    Deputy minister Zuaín spent several days in Papua New Guinea, the first official visit in 38 years

    Argentina's deputy foreign minister Eduardo Zuaín made an official visit to Papua New Guinea to establish closer political, cooperation and trade links and to thank the local government for their standing support for Argentina's Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 02:51 UTC

    Diego García and Falklands in the same 'claim basket', anticipates Chagos leader

    Olivier Bancoult, president of the Chagos Refugees Group; an estimated 3.000 Chagos Islanders live mainly in UK and Mauritius

    The leader of thousands of displaced Chagos islanders fighting Britain for a return to their Indian Ocean archipelago (Diego García) has said they will wage a joint diplomatic battle alongside Argentina as it seeks sovereignty over the Falklands, according to a report from The Telegraph credited to Hannah Strange.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 00:52 UTC

    Prince Harry will be visiting Chile and Brazil next June

    The visit is designed to enhance the partnership the UK and South America

    Prince Harry will undertake two official overseas visits in May and June this year. He will visit Estonia and Italy in May, followed by a visit to Brazil and Chile in June. Both visits are in support of the UK Government and are being organized by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 00:45 UTC

    Despite Gibraltar, Spain and UK enjoy 'excellent relations', says Rajoy

    “I hope that this type of incident does not recur in the future on the basis that we have different points of view.”

    Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy has declared that the latest incursion into Gibraltar waters, that saw London call in his Ambassador on Tuesday, “can be clarified”, and highlighted that Britain and Spain continue to enjoy “excellent relations.” He hoped such incidents will not be repeated but admitted that Spain and UK have long held opposing positions on the question of Gibraltar.

  • Friday, April 4th 2014 - 07:53 UTC

    Latam leaders discuss improving education and skills to help diversity economy

    “It is just not a question of schooling, it is a question of skills” said Ricardo Hausmann

    Political, business and academic leaders gathered for the ninth annual World Economic Forum in Latin America in Panama set out strategies for the region to move beyond dependence on commodity exports and face the challenges of a rapidly changing global economy.

  • Friday, April 4th 2014 - 07:48 UTC

    FAO food price index in March climbs to its highest since May 2013

    Sugar and cereals prices experienced the most increase while dairy produce was down

    The FAO Food Price Index rose sharply in March, up 4.8 points, or 2.3%, to an average of 212.8, the highest level since May 2013. The Index, based on the prices of a basket of internationally-traded food commodities, saw prices increase in all groups except dairy, which fell for the first time in four months (-2.5%). Sugar, 7.9% and Cereals, 5.2% climbed the most.

  • Friday, April 4th 2014 - 07:41 UTC

    White House targets methane emissions

    According to the White House, 36% of methane emissions come from agriculture.

    By Nicholas Cunningham of Oilprice.com - On March 28, the White House released a multi-pronged strategy to reduce methane emissions from a variety of sources, a step the administration says is an outgrowth of the President's Climate Action Plan announced last year. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, about 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

  • Friday, April 4th 2014 - 07:35 UTC

    Brazilian congress strikes down new taxes on the domestic soy market

    The country is the world's leading exporter of soybeans

    Brazil's Congress struck down this week a proposal to impose new taxes on the internal soy market after fierce opposition from the country's agricultural sector. An amendment to apply a tax known as PIS/Cofins on soybean sales to some domestic buyers had been removed from a bill to simplify taxation of Brazilian companies abroad that was passed by the lower chamber late on Tuesday.