Stories for October 24th 2018

Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 21:55 UTC
Argentina eyes reopening Norpatagónico railroad to boost Vaca Muerta

Argentina will seek 780 million US dollars to recover the Norpatagónico freight railroad to link the Vaca Muerta hydrocarbon facilities to the port of Bahía Blanca, in the province of Buenos Aires, through Neuquén, La Pampa and RioNegro, President Mauricio Macri's administration announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 20:05 UTC
Argentina - UK: Foreign ministers meet in London

On Minister Faurie’s first official visit to the UK he held talks with his counterpart, Jeremy Hunt, on the most salient issues of the broad bilateral agenda.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 12:50 UTC
Mapuche demands freeze Chinese wind energy project for Bariloche

A Chinese renewable energy investment in Patagonia was halted after no agreement could be reached with the small mapuche community living where the wind turbines were going to be installed.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Ecuador changes policy towards Assange: “it is a matter to be resolved between Wikileaks founder and UK”

Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to negotiate a way for him to leave the country's embassy in London, where he has lived under asylum since 2012, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 09:04 UTC
CCAMLR begins annual meeting hoping to agree on MPA in East Antarctica

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, known as CCAMLR, began this week its annual meeting in Hobart, Tasmania. The 25-member organization - which was established with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life - has been at a seven-year stalemate which has held up the designation of a marine protected area in East Antarctica.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:56 UTC
EC tells Italy to revise its budget but ruling populists vow to go ahead with electoral promises

The European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget, an unprecedented move with regard to an EU member state. EC is worried about the impact of higher spending on already high levels of debt in Italy, the Euro zone's third-biggest economy.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
Trump-Xi summit in Buenos Aires next month announced the White House

President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet at the G-20 summit in Argentina next month, the White House announced on Tuesday, amid an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The G-20 Summit, comprising top 20 economies of the world, including India, is scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires in Argentine on November 30 and December 1.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
Falklands' calamari catches this year among the most productive

The Falkland Islands calamari, Loligo, season has been one of the best in recent years with catches totaling some 78.913,81 tons, which represents a 25% over the previous season, according to reports in the Galician media, and confirmed by the Islands Natural Resources Department.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
Argentine foreign minister in political and business visit to United Kingdom

Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie will be visiting the United Kingdom this week where he is scheduled to address an important political and economic agenda, meetings with top level British officials and a conference on Latin America at Chatham House.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:49 UTC
NASA pictures a rectangular iceberg floating in the Weddell Sea

Nasa has released a striking photo of a rectangular iceberg floating in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica. The US space agency said the object's sharp angles and flat surface suggested it had recently broken away from an ice shelf. The edges are still pointed, and have not yet been worn down by the ocean waves.