Stories for October 17th 2014

Friday, October 17th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
After another round of personal attacks with Neves, Rousseff is taken ill

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff fell ill at the end of a tense and at times bitter televised debate Thursday with challenger Aecio Neves. Rousseff and Social Democrat Neves traded accusations for an hour and a half, after which she began to complain of feeling light-headed as she left the rostrum.
Friday, October 17th 2014 - 07:24 UTC
Argentina launches satellite and Cristina Fernandez slams opposition over negative attitude

President Cristina Fernandez addressed the country in a national televised broadcast after Argentina’s first geostationary satellite was successfully launched on Thursday afternoon. The head of state thanked all scientists involved in the construction of ARSAT1, and seized the opportunity to slam opposition representatives over their plans for the country.
Friday, October 17th 2014 - 07:17 UTC
ARSAT-1 is Argentina's first designed and developed geostationary satellite

The ARSAT-1 is Argentina first domestically designed and developed geostationary communications satellite, and its construction and successful launching, on Thursday, was defined by the government as “historic.”
Friday, October 17th 2014 - 07:01 UTC
IDB loan for a 48.6 MW wind farm to be developed by Uruguay's private sector

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of up to 42.2 million dollars to help the private sector in Uruguay finance the development, construction, operation and maintenance of a 48.6 MW wind farm and its associated facilities.
Friday, October 17th 2014 - 06:53 UTC
Russia's Gazprom forecasts oil at 70 dollars a barrel in the short term

The global oil market slump looks likely to continue, with prices possibly nearing 70 dollars a barrel in the short term, an official of Russian gas producer Gazprom said. Crude fell more than on dollar a barrel on Thursday to a four-year low below 83 a barrel as growing concerns over the global economy stretched a four-month rout.
Friday, October 17th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Falklands' case for self determination at Gibraltar symposium to be addressed by several academics

A two day symposium entitled “Self-determination, devolution and independence in the 21st century” was opened on Thursday by Gibraltar's Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia at the Garrison Library in the Rock.
Friday, October 17th 2014 - 06:15 UTC
Venezuela celebrates Security Council seas as “a victory of Hugo Chavez”

Venezuela celebrated on Thursday as a great diplomatic success “and a victory of Hugo Chavez”, having been voted by the UN General Assembly to join the Security Council for two years as a non permanent member.
Friday, October 17th 2014 - 06:04 UTC
Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Venezuela and Spain join the Security Council

In three rounds of voting on Thursday the United Nations General Assembly elected Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2015.