MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 13th 2017
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Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 08:14 UTC
Battered passenger contracts top litigator for potential legal action against United Airlines
A passenger dragged from his seat aboard a Sunday night flight at O'Hare International Airport took the first step toward potential legal action against United Airlines or the city on Wednesday.
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Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 07:47 UTC
Falklands plans to celebrate same sex marriage Bill next April 27
The Falkland Islands are planning a community event for April 29 to celebrate same sex marriage becoming legal in the Falklands. The Marriage Bill debated at Legislative Assembly was passed. by a 7 to one vote, reports the Penguin News.
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Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 07:41 UTC
Nothing new on Gibraltar, “without the Gibraltarian people” says UK ambassador in Spain
The British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, has once again reaffirmed the British position on Gibraltar. In an interview on Spanish television in – La Noche en 24 – he said “we are not going to negotiate on the sovereignty of Gibraltar without the Gibraltarian people”.
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Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 07:30 UTC
Brazil central bank slashes money cost; estimates Selic rate at 8.5% by end of the year
Brazil's Central Bank cut the key interest rate by a full one percentage point on Wednesday in an effort to inject life into the floundering economy. This was the fifth straight cut, taking the key Selic rate to 11.25%.
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Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 07:17 UTC
Radical increase in water and sanitation investment required to meet development targets
Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on behalf of UN-Water – the United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism for all freshwater-related issues, including sanitation.
