MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 2017
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Friday, September 1st 2017 - 10:14 UTC
Harvey killed at least 30 and losses in Texas could reach US$ 100bn; half a million claiming federal assistance
The costs of the deadly storm in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico continued to mount on Thursday, with some analysts estimating losses that approach US$100bn. Harvey has killed more than 30 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Many firms in the region, a major transport hub that is a home to the oil and gas industry, don't know when they will resume normal operations.
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Friday, September 1st 2017 - 09:35 UTC
Bachelet replaces top economic officials: dispute over Chilean mining policy
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s top economic officials resigned on Thursday after the cancellation of a major mining project, weakening her center-left coalition before November elections. Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes said in a news conference some members of Bachelet’s government had not shared his sense of urgency to spur growth and attract investment to the world’s top copper producer.
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Friday, September 1st 2017 - 08:06 UTC
Falklands' preparations and registration for November 9 General Election
The Falkland Islands General Election is planned to take place on the November 9, “and the Registrar General has the necessary preparations in hand,” announced Member of Legislative Assembly Michael Poole at Thursday’s meeting of Legislative Assembly.
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Friday, September 1st 2017 - 07:58 UTC
Falklands' Argentine cemetery DNAs “good quality” so far, says Red Cross
About 50% of samples from exhumed remains of Argentine war dead buried in the Falkland Islands have been analyzed and all of them have provided good quality DNA, ICRC Operational Coordinator for Humanitarian Project Laurent Corbaz, stated this week. He provided an update on the work undertaken in recent months at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin.
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Friday, September 1st 2017 - 07:25 UTC
Theresa May says she's “no quitter” and will be around for 2022 election
Theresa May has said she will fight the next UK election as prime minister, insisting she intends to remain in power “for the long term”. Ms May’s promise confounded the expectations of most political observers, who expected her to exit the stage before the next election after losing her majority in the House of Commons at the last ballot this summer.
