Stories for June 2017

Friday, June 9th 2017 - 21:44 UTC
Strong indications that president Temer will survive the Electoral Court case and remain in office

Brazil's top electoral court on Thursday excluded testimony of engineering company executives from an illegal campaign funding trial against President Michel Temer, a move that suggested it would throw out a case that had threatened to unseat him.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 11:14 UTC
Falklands: Red Cross exhumation of Argentine remains in three phases

With 123 graves to be exhumed but 140 families waiting for news, the exhumation and identification of Argentine war dead in the Falklands will bring answers to some families, but not every family involved, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Operational Coordinator for the project to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin Cemetery.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 11:10 UTC
Hung parliament in UK; Theresa May calls for stability; Corbyn says PM must go

Britain's Conservatives have lost their majority in a snap general that has resulted in a hung parliament. With just a handful of seats left to declare, Thursday polls shows gains for the opposition Labour Party. This is seen as a humiliation for PM Minister Theresa May, who chose to call the election to try to strengthen her hand in talks with the EU on Brexit.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 10:58 UTC
Germany and Argentina pledged to fight protectionism and reach a Mercosur/EU trade deal

Germany and Argentina voiced hopes Thursday for a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur as German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Buenos Aires. In talks with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Merkel discussed bilateral commerce and efforts to strike a deal with the Mercosur grouping of South American countries.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 10:43 UTC
Fired ex FBI chief claims Trump spread “lies”, could have obstructed justice and fired him over Russiagate

Former FBI Director James Comey asserted on Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's ties to the Trump campaign, bluntly accusing the White House of spreading “lies, plain and simple.” Comey also revealed that he'd orchestrated the public release of information about his private conversations with the president in an effort to further the investigation.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 08:30 UTC
Falklands' lawmaker confirms Canadian full support for self determination

Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Mike Summers, currently in Ottawa to meet Canadian Liberal and Conservative members of parliament, and government officials, stated that Canada has been a friend of the Falklands for many years and has always supported the right of self determination for people.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 08:20 UTC
SNP still has a majority in Scotland after losing 21 seats; huge Tory upsurge

The Scottish National Party´s, SNP, former leader Alex Salmond has lost his Gordon seat amid a Scottish Conservative surge. The Tories also defeated the SNP's deputy leader Angus Robertson as they won seats across the country. The SNP finished on 35 seats - a majority of the 59 Scottish constituencies but a drop of 21 from the 56 they won in 2015.
Thursday, June 8th 2017 - 10:56 UTC
Brazilian Electoral Tribunal adds sessions to speed a decision on president Temer's case

The head of Brazil´s Superior Electoral Tribunal, TSE, Justice Gilmar Mendes added extraordinary sessions, including next Saturday, to continue considering the alleged political and economic abuse committed by the winning ticket of the 2014 elections, when Dilma Rousseff was reelected with Michel Temer as vice-president. According to court sources the decision to add sessions this week received unanimous support from his six co-Judges.
Thursday, June 8th 2017 - 09:56 UTC
Why many Argentines continue to support “corrupt” Cristina Fernandez

A majority of followers of ex Argentine president Cristina Fernandez “believe she is corrupt”, but far from questioning her “they think it is OK”, since “obviously she needed the money to get involved in politics”, according to Jaime Duran Barba, sociologist and chief electoral advisor of president Mauricio Macri.
Thursday, June 8th 2017 - 07:54 UTC
Poppy Coin Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Falklands War

To commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Falklands Liberation, Pobjoy Mint has produced a ‘Lest We Forget’ Poppy coin in honor of the soldiers that gave their lives for the sovereignty of their country.