MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 14th 2017
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Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:22 UTC
The long shadow of Trump frustrated the WTO ministerial meeting in Argentina
The World Trade Organization meeting in Buenos Aires concluded a ministerial meeting Wednesday with nothing significant to boast -- a meager outcome for its first gathering in the Donald Trump era.
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Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:13 UTC
Chile: Sunday's winner will have to learn to cohabit with the opposition
With only a few days left for next Sunday's runoff in Chile's presidential election two factors have become decisive and a challenge for the two hopefuls, opposition candidate conservative Sebastian Piñera, and Alejandro Guillier, the incumbent, reluctantly accepted by the current system in office.
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Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 04:30 UTC
Mt Hope is the tallest mountain in the British Antarctic Territory with 3.239 meters
Britain has a new highest mountain after new data showed measurements from old overland surveys were inaccurate. It was thought until this point that Mount Jackson was the tallest mountain in the British Antarctic Territory at 3,184m above sea level. However, new satellite data by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) shows Mount Hope is the tallest mountain, at 3,239m.
