Tag: South Atlantic

Tuesday, April 5th 2011 - 08:50 UTC
The Malvinas issue is putting “UN to test” on disputes among its members

Argentine ambassador Jorge Argüello said that “when we talk about Malvinas, we’re talking about the oldest sovereignty dispute of modern times. And Malvinas is putting United Nations to test for solving dispute among countries”.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 05:25 UTC
Brazil ratifies no-support policy for UK military or government vessels linked to Malvinas

Defence minister Arturo Puricelli said Monday that Argentina “has no conflict hypothesis with countries from the region” and thanked the “strong support” from his visiting Brazilian peer Nelson Jobim regarding Argentine sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Monday, February 14th 2011 - 06:19 UTC
Brazil consolidates defence and military links with Argentina and Uruguay

Brazilian Defence minister Nelson Jobim begins this week a tour of neighbouring Mercosur partners where he is scheduled to sign a statement underlining the strategic relation with Argentina, and further on Uruguay’s interest in military cooperation and equipment.
Wednesday, January 12th 2011 - 17:58 UTC
Brazilian Offshore Subsea Lab

The Brazilian government and Navy are considering an ambitious plan for launching an offshore subsea lab to be located at the limit of the country´s territorial waters and beyond the farthest pre-salt play
Friday, December 17th 2010 - 07:11 UTC
Mercosur condemns UK on Malvinas; promises to monitor shipping in support of oil activities

The Mercosur summit approved Thursday a declaration protesting “formally and energetically” UK’s decision to hold military exercises in the Malvinas islands and reiterated support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the South Atlantic Islands.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 04:00 UTC
Argentina takes Falklands’ sovereignty claims to the Maritime Organization

Argentina renewed this week its sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and accused the United Kingdom of deliberately not complying with the International Maritime Organization regulations by exposing the security of shipping in the South Atlantic.
Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 00:11 UTC
Buenos Aires brand new exclusive terminal expects 140 cruise calls this season

An estimated 140 cruise vessels will be calling in Buenos Aires this coming 2010/2011 season and on arrival visitors will be greeted at a refurbished terminal which should be ready for inauguration in December.
Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 01:50 UTC
NATO presence in South Atlantic “inappropriate” says Brazil

Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim assured that the Brazilian government would express reservations towards any military plan intending to unite the North with the South Atlantic.
Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 18:54 UTC
Ascension Island conceals Darwin’s best kept secret: lush “Little England”

The lonely Ascension Island in the middle of the South Atlantic, and closely linked to the Falkland Islands (*) conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret. Two hundred years ago, it was a barren volcanic edifice. Today, its peaks are covered by lush tropical “cloud forest”.
Sunday, August 22nd 2010 - 04:24 UTC
Plastic debris in the Atlantic Ocean seems to have peaked, say US scientists

A study has measured the amount of plastic debris found in a region of the Atlantic Ocean over a 22-year period. US researchers, writing in Science, suggest the volume of plastic appeared to have peaked in recent years.