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Argentina’s oil rich Neuquen province mulls sovereign wealth fund By Taos Turner Nasdaq BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s Neuquen Province plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund to save some of the royalties it expects to reap from the development of its vast unconventional oil and gas resources. Neuquen Governor Jorge Sapag compared the plan to Norway’s […]

New Zealand government oil plans under fire after Brazilian giant pulls out   Xinhua WELLINGTON– Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is pulling out of exploration in waters off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island after a sustained campaign by environmental groups to prevent drilling in the area. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment […]

Ireland’s tallest building repossessed The 85m-high Obel Tower in Belfast was built at the height of the property boom       The Irish Times   Ireland’s tallest building has effectively been repossessed, it has been confirmed. The 85m-high (279 ft) Obel Tower in Belfast was built at the height of the property boom  but administrators […]

Enrique Peña Nieto took over as Mexico’s president on Saturday, begins new era for old ruling party Excelsior MEXICO CITY- December 1, 2012 President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa handed over command of the public force to elected president, Enrique Peña Nieto. During the ceremony at the National Palace, Calderón received a Military School Cadet National Flag […]

Report: New Orleans Hornets to change nickname to Pelicans WDSU 6 NBC New Orleans The Sports Xchange NEW ORLEANS- The New Orleans Hornets are planning to change their nickname to the Pelicans for the 2013-14 season in a move that could affect the Charlotte franchise as well, Yahoo!Sports reported Tuesday. New Hornets owner Tom Benson, […]

UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization  to invest US$3 million to develop poultry farming in Equatorial Guinea PRNewswire-USNewswire MALABO, Equatorial Guinea-The government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed an agreement that calls for the FAO to invest US$3 million over three years to […]

United Nations grants upgrade status for Palestine on the anniversary of UN Resolution 181 November 29, 1947 Palestine is upgraded to the status of nonmember observer state in the United Nations Xinhua UNITED NATIONS– The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to grant an upgrade of the Palestinians status at the United Nations from “entity” […]

ACC extends formal invitation for membership to the University of Louisville Council of Presidents unanimously approve to accept the Cardinals Atlantic Coast Conference GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to accept the University of Louisville as its newest member. The vote followed the submission of Louisville’s letter of […]

First conceptual designs for new Seattle NBA/NHL arena released Lynn Thompson The Seattle Times SEATTLE- Architects for arena investor Chris Hansen submitted conceptual designs for the proposed Seattle sports arena in the Sodo neighborhood. These aren’t the architectural drawings that will show what the arena will actually look like. Those are likely to be released […]

Brazil swears in first black supreme court president Agence-France Presse Brazil judge Joaquim Barbosa took the oath of office as Brazil’s first ever black head of the Supreme Court on Thursday, in a historic ceremony attended by President Dilma Rousseff and other top leaders. The son of a bricklayer and a cleaner, Barbosa, 58, pledged […]