MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 30th 2015
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Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:51 UTC
EU hopes Macri's election will give new impetus to trade talks with Mercosur
The European Union said it hopes the election of a centre-right government in Argentina will give new impetus to stalled talks on a free trade pact with Mercosur, the Latin American bloc.
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Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:32 UTC
OAS Secretary General open letter regarding Venezuela's pre-electoral climate
The following open letter from the Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro was addressed to president Nicolás Maduro regarding the pre-electoral climate in Venezuela, which is holding legislative elections next Sunday in very questionable and controversial conditions for opposition candidates.
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Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:18 UTC
Queen's honour for Spaniard who helped develop Falklands' fishing industry
Spanish citizen Jose Antonio Cordeiro Otero has received the Falkland Islands’ Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honor in recognition of his services to the Falkland Islands and particularly for his work in the fishing industry. The award was presented by the British Ambassador Simon Manley during a ceremony at the Ambassador’s Residence in Madrid.
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Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:03 UTC
What I expect from the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris
By Ban Ki-Moon (*) - For the nearly nine years that I have been Secretary-General, I have travelled the world to the front-lines of climate change, and I have spoken repeatedly with world leaders, business people and citizens about the need for an urgent global response
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Monday, November 30th 2015 - 06:36 UTC
Falklands based British Forces rescue cruise passenger injured in South Atlantic
Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel based in the Falkland Islands have conducted a long range rescue of a British man from a Russian cruise ship. The MV Akademic Sergei Vavilov was visiting South Georgia, 800 nautical miles to the east of the Falklands, when the man was bitten by what is thought to have been a fur seal at Salisbury Plain Beach.
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Monday, November 30th 2015 - 06:18 UTC
Cameron urges Commonwealth countries to lead the fight against corruption
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Commonwealth countries to lead the fight against corruption at the summit in Malta, ahead of a landmark conference on the issue in the UK next year.
