MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 5th 2015
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Saturday, September 5th 2015 - 07:44 UTC
Falklands: recreational area next to Stanley could be cleared of Argentine mines after 33 years
A popular recreation area that has been out of bounds for over thirty three years for the people of the Falkland Islands, Yorke Bay, only a few miles away from the capital Stanley, because of the mines laid by the invading Argentine forces in 1982, could in a near future be cleared and again open to the public.
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Saturday, September 5th 2015 - 07:35 UTC
UK offers Uruguay funds for development of science and innovation
The British Embassy in Montevideo offers funds to collaborate with the development of Science and Innovation in Uruguay through financing cooperation projects between Uruguayan and British researchers and institutions.
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Saturday, September 5th 2015 - 07:19 UTC
Trump pledges not to run as independent candidate; tells Jeb Bush to speak in English
Republican front-runner Donald Trump has bowed to pressure from the party establishment and signed a pledge not to run as an independent candidate in the November 2016 presidential election.
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Saturday, September 5th 2015 - 06:55 UTC
Unpredictable Sunday: outraged Guatemala goes to the polls and is furious with its political system
Protesters railed on Friday against Guatemala's disgraced ex-president Otto Perez outside his court hearing on corruption allegations Friday, two days before elections that have been upended by his resignation and jailing.
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Saturday, September 5th 2015 - 06:35 UTC
Rousseff is a 'fighter' but “no one can hold on for 3.5 years with a 70% disapproval rating”
Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer said it would be difficult for head of state Dilma Rousseff to last until the scheduled end of her second presidential term in 2018 without a rise in her approval rating, which currently stands at just 8%, the local press reported Friday.
