MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 6th 2016
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Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 12:10 UTC
FIFA recommends nine-year ban from football for secretary general Valcke
FIFA investigators have recommended a nine-year ban from football for suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke for seven alleged ethics violations. Suspended in September over allegations linking him to a 2014 World Cup ticketing scam, Valcke’s provisional 90-day suspension expires on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 12:02 UTC
Falkland Oil & Gas closer to completing merger with Rockhopper Exploration
Falkland Oil and Gas PLC late Tuesday took a step closer to completing the proposed all-share merger with fellow AIM-listed Rockhopper Exploration PLC after its shareholders voted in favour of the deal.
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Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 11:57 UTC
Spanish company plans to buy four new shrimp vessels to operate in Argentina
Spanish vertically integrated seafood company Iberica de Congelados (Iberconsa) will invest up to €27 million in its Argentine and Namibian operations, the company's CEO announced. Following its private equity Portobello Capital majority stake acquisition in Iberconsa, the seafood company will carry out a “strong investment plan” to boost Argentina shrimp output and to enhance Namibia's plant capabilities in value-added production.
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Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 11:54 UTC
Egypt sides with Riyadh and describes Iran's behavior as 'unacceptable'
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has denounced the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran as “unacceptable.” Shoukry said during a visit to Riyadh on Tuesday that Iranian behavior following Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr’s execution was tantamount to “intervening in the kingdom’s internal affairs.”
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Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 11:49 UTC
Emotional Obama calls on citizens to support gun control and defeat the rifle lobby: Republicans furious
An emotional President Barack Obama – at times teary, at others impassioned and angry – urged ordinary Americans on Tuesday to rise up and defeat the well-organized gun lobby in a struggle to cut the carnage of 30,000 killed by gunfire annually in the United States. He accused the gun lobby of holding Congress hostage but called for voters to fight back to so “they cannot hold America hostage.”
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Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 11:35 UTC
Venezuela's opposition takes control of the Legislative: vows to force out President Maduro
Venezuela's opposition broke on Tuesday the government's 17-year grip on the legislature and vowed to force out President Nicolas Maduro despite failing for the time being to clinch its hoped-for “supermajority.” The National Assembly swore in deputies to 163 of the 167 seats, with four lawmakers -- three opposition and one pro-government -- suspended pending a lawsuit over alleged electoral fraud.
