MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 15th 2018
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Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 08:43 UTC
Buenos Aires hit by two bomb attacks
One bomb went off at Buenos Aires' Recoleta cemetery and another was exploded in a contained setting after being found near the car of Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio Wednesday in separate incidents that bear a few points in common. For example, both artifacts were visibly home-made.
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Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
Argentina's Senate approves austerity budget agreed with IMF
After 13 hours of debate, the Argentine Senate approved the draft Public Administration Budget for 2019 early on Thursday. The project, presented by Mauricio Macri’s government, went ahead with 45 votes in favor, 24 against and just one abstention.
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Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 08:19 UTC
Climate change: UK report suggests drastic reduction of sheep and cattle numbers
The number of sheep and cattle in the UK should be reduced by between a fifth and a half to help combat climate change, a report says. The shift is needed, the government’s advisory Committee on Climate Change (CCC) maintains, because beef and lamb produce most greenhouse gases.
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Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 07:28 UTC
PM May says cabinet backs UK/EU draft withdrawal agreement, but it still has to be approved by Parliament
The British cabinet has backed a draft withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU, Theresa May has said. The prime minister was speaking after what she said was a “long, detailed and impassioned debate” in a five-hour cabinet meeting.
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Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 07:17 UTC
Argentina has another international air terminal: El Palomar, formerly a military airport
The Argentine government has reclassified the El Palomar air terminal in the province of Buenos Aires as an “international airport,” responding to requests from aviation firms.The decision was confirmed via a resolution from the National and Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC), issued in the Argentine Official Gazette.
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Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 07:08 UTC
French cruise Le Soleal with 222 passengers rescued by the Chilean Navy
With support from the Chilean Navy, French cruise Le Soleal with 222 passengers, anchored on Wednesday some twelve kilometers from Puerto Natales, in southern Chile fiords' region, following an accident while navigating along the Kirke channel.
