Stories for 13th 2015

Tuesday, May 5th 2015 - 06:19 UTC
Petrobras sets record for exploratory drilling in water depth of 3.000 meters

Petrobras has set a new Brazilian record for exploratory drilling by reaching a water depth of nearly 3,000 meters, the state-controlled oil giant said. The 3-BRSA-1296-SES well was drilled to a water depth of 2,988 meters - eight meters more than the 3-SES-184 well Petrobras drilled in February in that same basin - and a total depth of 6,060 meters.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 20:12 UTC
St Helena airport on track: runway 70% completed; grooving and sealing begins

The government of the British Overseas Territory St Helena has given an update on the construction of the airport which is expected to become operational sometime in 2016, and which continues according to original plans.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 14:16 UTC
Avian flu in the US: third state declares state of emergency

State of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency due to a rapidly expanding avian flu outbreak, saying the entire state was at risk from the spread of the disease.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 06:30 UTC
Uruguay has the lowest corruption perception among Mercosur members

Uruguay enjoys the lowest perception of corruption among Mercosur countries and also a privileged position at global level, according to the country's Transparency and Public Ethics Commission. The ranking was based on data from Transparency International and World Bank for the period extending from 2003 to 2014.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 06:07 UTC
“Let Journalism Thrive”, says UN on Freedom of Expression Day

Freedom of expression and press freedom are critical to the successful implementation of good governance and human rights around the world, top United Nations officials declared today as they inaugurated the 2015 edition of World Press Freedom Day with a reminder that both freedoms were “essential” for the shaping of a new global sustainable development agenda.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 05:56 UTC
Argentina's Jewish community urges for Nisman's death inquiry to continue

The president of Argentina's Jewish organization AMIA, president Leonardo Jmelnitzky urged for prosecutor Alberto Nisman´s suspicious death inquiry to continue, and pointed out that the institution is waiting for the confirmation of the unconstitutional nature of Iran´s Memorandum.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 05:37 UTC
Falklands implements 'local content register' for companies to become suppliers of oil sector

Falkland Islands are implementing the 'local content register' the process by which companies can be recognized as local and thus become suppliers for the oil and gas sector, which is expected to continue advancing following the current round of drilling and successful discovery announcements. A first company already registered last 7 April.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 05:26 UTC
Royal family and grandparents visit the new princess at Kensington Palace

British royal family members visited on Sunday the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new baby daughter at Kensington Palace with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall spent more than an hour with their new granddaughter. The Duchess of Cambridge's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, and her sister Pippa also met the princess.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 05:19 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas claim: “Argentina following on Ghandi's teachings”

Argentina is following on Mahatma Gandhi's teachings or ahimsa (truth, love and fraternity) that brought independence to India, to claim the Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands, said Daniel Filmus, head of the Malvinas Issues Desk in the Argentine foreign ministry during his latest incursion this time in Ethiopia.
Sunday, May 3rd 2015 - 11:47 UTC
Founding member resigns from Spanish anti-establishment party 'Podemos'

One of the founder members of Podemos, the one-year-old leftist party that has up-ended Spanish politics, has resigned in a surprise move that questions its strategy just as opinion polls show it may have peaked.