MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2nd 2015
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Saturday, May 2nd 2015 - 10:46 UTC
“World closer than ever to wipe out polio, but no victory declaration yet”
The world is closer than ever to being able to wipe out polio, international experts said, with zero cases of the crippling disease recorded across all of Africa this year and fewer than 25 globally.
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Saturday, May 2nd 2015 - 07:34 UTC
Uruguay's meat exports in four months total 550m with beef the main item, 454m
Uruguay exported meat, offal, meat products and by-products worth 550 million dollars in the year up to 18 April, 8% more than the same period of 2014. Beef exports totaled 454 million in the first months of the year, with the main buyers including China, member countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the European Union, Israel and MERCOSUR countries.
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Saturday, May 2nd 2015 - 07:16 UTC
US environmental group petitions SEC to investigate Shell' info to investors on Arctic drilling
An environmental group and a law clinic petitioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Royal Dutch Shell has adequately disclosed to investors the risks of oil exploration in the harsh Arctic waters, the groups said this week.
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Saturday, May 2nd 2015 - 07:09 UTC
Why the US should worry about oil sector jobs
Outside of individual's holding oil stocks, damage to the economy from the fall in oil has been pretty minimal so far. Indeed, the price cut in home heating oil and gasoline has probably outweighed the damage from lower oil prices… so far. Unfortunately, this situation may not last.
