MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 14th 2015
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Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 07:10 UTC
If Scioli is Argentina' next president he should have a strong support in Congress
Next October 25 Argentines will be voting for a new president but also to renew half of all seats (257) in the Lower House and one third of seats in the Senate. This means that more than fifty percent of the 130 seats available currently belonging to the ruling Victory Front (FpV) of Cristina Fernandez as the “first minority” within the legislature, will be disputed.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 06:46 UTC
Falklands: Argentina declares Italy's Edison oil activities 'illegal' and 'clandestine'
The oil and gas operations being undertaken by Italy's Edison International S.p.A. on “the Argentine continental shelf” near the disputed Falkland Islands are “illegal” and “clandestine,” the Argentine Energy Ministry said Tuesday.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 06:29 UTC
Maradona thanks the Queen and Houses of Parliament for their confidence
Diego Maradona has thanked the Queen and the Houses of Parliament for giving him the chance to provide “true justice” as head of an organization designed to help young children.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 05:57 UTC
UK's new polar ship to be built in Britain; delivery scheduled for 2019
The U.K. Government announced on Monday that Cammell Laird in Birkenhead has been selected as the preferred bidder to build the nation’s new £200 million polar research ship. The decision follows a 12-month competitive tender process that involved bids from companies in the U.K., Spain, Norway, Singapore and South Korea.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 05:44 UTC
Michelle Obama christens USS Illinois, 13th Virginia Class submarine
USS Illinois (SSN 786), the 13th submarine of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class, was christened Saturday at builder General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Groton shipyard.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 05:41 UTC
Disappointing China: September's imports slump 20% in dollars
China's September imports fell a more-than-expected 17.7% in Yuan-denominated terms, while exports fell 1.1% from a year earlier, official figures show. The numbers leave the country with a trade surplus of 376.2bn Yuan ($59.4bn)
