Stories for November 18th 2014

Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 13:51 UTC
Gibraltar with new air links: to Bristol and Morocco

The Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the announcement of new air links to the UK and to Morocco, highlighting the tourism and business opportunities they will create. In a statement, it said the addition of the Gibraltar-Bristol route would open up additional markets for visitors, both business people and tourists, from Wales and the south west of England.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 11:19 UTC
Bolivia confident Mercosur incorporation process will be ironed out at the next summit

Bolivia trusts that at the coming Mercosur summit in Argentina it can advance in solving the “technical-legal” difficulties that are delaying the country's full membership of the trade and political group. Allegedly one of the main differences rests in neighboring Paraguay and how it would accept Bolivia's incorporation.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 08:22 UTC
Rousseff pledges that Petrobras corruption case “will change the country forever”

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said investigations into corruption at the state-owned oil company, Petrobras, could change the country forever. This was the first time she spoke since the arrest on Friday of 23 people suspected of corruption and money-laundering.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 08:13 UTC
Argentina celebrates G20 summit support on sovereign debt restructuring

The official communiqué of the G20 summit released at the end of the bloc’s meeting in Brisbane, Australia, included a paragraph on sovereign debt restructuring process, as requested by Argentina. Economy Minister Axel Kicillof and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman celebrated it and described it as ‘historic’.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 08:04 UTC
G20 agrees on growth, climate change and taxes, but Putin leaves pressed on Ukraine

Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance but ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in Ukraine.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:59 UTC
German bondholders join the “me-too club” demanding payment of Argentine bonds

Demands against Argentina by so-called “me-too” bondholders, who are asking to be paid in the same conditions as Elliot and Aurelius Managment holdouts, are starting to pile up as holders of Argentine bonds issued under German law who didn’t take part of the country’s debt swap filed a new complaint at a United States court to demand full payment.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:39 UTC
Cristina Fernandez returns to office and rallies this week after completing rest period

This week the government will be announcing the date President Cristina Fernandez will resume her official duties, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said. The head of state had to be hospitalized for a week due to a sigmoiditis condition (an inflammation caused by an infection of the colon), currently remaining at the Olivos presidential residency.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
Land Rover plus Holland & Holland design one of the most luxurious SUVs for hunters

What is the most you have ever paid for a hunting-related feature on your car? In partnership with British gun maker Holland & Holland, Land Rover has designed what they call one of the most luxurious SUVs for hunters and recreational shooters on the market.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:18 UTC
Ushuaia gateway to Antarctica: of 295 cruise calls this season 60% will travel south

Ushuaia, the world's southern most city and gateway to Antarctica cruises expects this 2014/2015 season an estimated forty vessels and 295 calls, according to Tierra del Fuego province port authorities. As usual the first vessel to arrive was Chilean flagged Stella Australis with 210 passengers, at the end of September, which is also expected to close the season in April next year.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:12 UTC
Punta Arenas expects 60.000 visitors this cruise season

An estimated 60.000 visitors will be landing in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile during this 2014/2015 cruise season, according to the manager of the Austral Ports Company, Ignacio Covacevich Fugellie. This includes 54.000 from international vessels and another 6.500 of Chilean flagged cruises on domestic tours.