MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 12th 2022
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Friday, August 12th 2022 - 09:32 UTC
Rosa Weber voted to become Brazilian STF's next Chief Justice
Judge Rosa Weber is to take over as Brazil's new Supreme Federal Court (STF) Chief Justice on September 12 after Wednesday's voting when the incumbent Luiz Fux completes his two-year term.
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Friday, August 12th 2022 - 02:45 UTC
Successful refueling of RAF Atlas flying from Brize Norton to Falklands
A Royal Air Force Atlas C1 transport aircraft has been refueled over the South Atlantic for the first time. The Atlas was flown from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to Ascension Island before flying on to the Falklands.
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Friday, August 12th 2022 - 02:40 UTC
Offshore drilling on the rebound for the foreseeable future, rig providers report
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – After years of uncertainty and stagnation, the offshore drilling market is on the rebound and is in the early innings of an up cycle in investment and activity that will outpace the 2016-2019 cycle, major services and rig providers say. Analysts and top offshore drilling executives say that offshore rig utilization and day rates are also rising in a market that is expected to tighten going forward.
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Friday, August 12th 2022 - 02:20 UTC
CHIPS made in US: Biden signs bipartisan legislation to promote semiconductor industry
Flanked by scores of lawmakers, union officials, local politicians and business leaders, US president Joe Biden signed legislation promoting investments in the American semiconductor industry in an effort to ease US reliance on overseas supply chains for critical, cutting-edge goods.
