MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 15th 2016
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Friday, July 15th 2016 - 06:57 UTC
Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged until it has the full picture
Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and refrained from injecting more money into the British economy Thursday, despite some clear evidence of the initial economic damage caused by the country's decision last month to leave the European Union.
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Friday, July 15th 2016 - 06:35 UTC
Oil company pledges US$ 1.4bn in investments in Argentine Patagonia
Pan American Energy PAE, announced on Thursday investments of 1.4bn dollars in exploration and exploitation of conventional and non conventional hydrocarbons in the Argentine Patagonia provinces of Neuquen, Chubut and Tierra del Fuego.
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Friday, July 15th 2016 - 06:32 UTC
French foreign minister calls Boris Johnson a liar with “his back against the wall”
France's foreign minister has said his newly-appointed British counterpart, Boris Johnson, is a liar with “his back against the wall”. In comments to Europe 1 radio, Jean-Marc Ayrault said Mr Johnson had lied to the British people during the recent EU referendum campaign and would now be under pressure “to defend his country”.
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Friday, July 15th 2016 - 04:13 UTC
“We'll be back with Cristina and we'll return to Malvinas”, pledges Maradona in Ushuaia
“We'll be back with Cristina, and we'll be back in Malvinas”, said Argentina's world football ex-star Diego Armando Maradona before leaving Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego where he spent mini vacations.
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Friday, July 15th 2016 - 03:37 UTC
'Falklands' future promising'', according to Latin American independent report
”The future of the Falkland Islands looks promising”, according to an independent investigation made by Eduardo Calderon, Daniel Haering and Andres Marroquin from the University Francisco Marroquin (UFM) and unveiled in Guatemala.
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Friday, July 15th 2016 - 03:01 UTC
'Suspend Falkland/Malvinas sovereignty claim until 2033', when hopefully Argentina becomes attractive
Argentina's former foreign minister Dante Caputo has proposed suspending the sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands until 2033, when the 200th anniversary of the “British occupation” because according to his own words, “the multilateral path no longer yields a result”. And he emphasized, “they will come when the country becomes attractive for the Argentines”.
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Friday, July 15th 2016 - 01:59 UTC
PM May confirms Gibraltar to be “fully involved” in Brexit negotiations
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May met Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Gibraltar, Brexit and Spanish “rhetoric” about the Rock. The meeting took place in the Prime Minister’s Rooms in the House of Commons, which Mrs May had taken possession of just a few moments before.
