Stories for September 2018

Tuesday, September 11th 2018 - 04:39 UTC
British Airways: Hackers access details of 380,000 passengers

UK media are reporting the information includes credit card details, residential addresses and email details but the airline said the hackers had not accessed itineraries or passport details.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 18:15 UTC
Several dead in military complex amid revelations of coup plans in Venezuela

Eight alleged criminals were killed on Sunday at the most important military complex in Venezuela amid the revelations about plans for a coup supported by the government of the United States.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
Message for Rosh Hashanah from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sends warm wishes to the Jewish community as they prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Army chief warns politicians about “further dividing Brazilian society”

The head of Brazil’s military has issued a warning against the presidential candidacy of the country’s imprisoned former leader Lula da Silva, who has been banned from standing for office on corruption charges.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 09:03 UTC
Falklands increases retirement age from 64 to 65 in 2020

The Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved changes to the Retirement Pensions Ordinance that will increase the retirement age from 64 to 65 in 2020. The changes reflect a policy initially approved by ExCo in 2013 and later by Budget Select Committee during the 2017/18 budget process. Those changes proposed an increase in the retirement age by a year every ten years as of 2020.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Cocaine in wool bales exported to Europe, discovered in the port of Montevideo

Uruguayan navy, coast guard and customs have uncovered a major operation to smuggle cocaine “bricks” hidden in wool bales, in a container, from the port of Montevideo to Antwerp, Belgium. The volume discovered according to the Navy report amounts to 417 kilos of high quality cocaine hydrochloride and is considered one of the largest recent successes in the fight against the narcotics gangs.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
Chile and Japan working on an early system to anticipate outbreaks of red tide

The Chilean University of La Frontera with support and financing from Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will attempt to develop an unprecedented early warning system that makes it possible to monitor, predict and detect the outbreaks of red tide in southern Chile. JICA is contributing with almost US$ 4.5 million.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
World's largest working offshore wind farm opens off the coast of Cumbria

The world's largest working offshore wind farm - covering an area equal to 20,000 football pitches - has opened off the coast of Cumbria, north west England. The £1bn Walney facility already had 102 turbines before the completion of a further 87 earlier this year - dubbed the Walney Extension.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Pro and anti-whaling nations clash in Brazil; renewed attempt to create a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary

Pro and anti-whaling nations are set for a showdown when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets in Brazil from Monday as Japan leads an assault on a three-decade old moratorium on commercial whale hunting. Tokyo heads into the biennial meeting as chair of the 88-nation body determined to shake-up what it says is a dysfunctional organization mired in dispute and unable to make key decisions.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Bolsonaro recovering from abdominal stabbing: functions returning and he walked a few steps

The health of Brazil’s far-right leading and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was markedly improved after he was stabbed last week at a campaign rally, the hospital where he is being treated said on Sunday.