Stories for 2018

Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:40 UTC
New Zealand reports the death of some 145 pilot whales stranded in a beach

Like it happened in the Falkland Islands earlier in the month a group of up to 145 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand. The animals were discovered by walkers late on Saturday, strewn along the beach of Mason Bay.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:32 UTC
Venezuela complies with court order and pays for Canadian company nationalized assets

Cash-strapped Venezuela settled a US$1.2 billion arbitration claim that will prevent a creditor from stripping away its crown jewel foreign asset, the U.S.-based Citgo Petroleum Corp refining business, according to Canadian court documents.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:27 UTC
Bolsonaro will not return Venezuelans: “they are fleeing a dictatorship supported by Lula and Dilma”

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said his government would not send back the tens of thousands of Venezuelans who have sought refuge in Brazil from the economic breakdown in their populist ruled homeland.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:22 UTC
Central American migrants storm US border; Mexico will deport those violently trying to cross

The U.S.-Mexico border at the San Isidro Port of Entry was closed in both directions for more than five hours on Sunday after hundreds of migrants rushed the area, prompting federal authorities to launch tear gas in an apparent attempt to get the group to disperse.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:15 UTC
EU approves UK's withdrawal as “the best and only possible deal”; Parliament is to vote early December

EU leaders have approved an agreement on the UK's withdrawal and future relations - insisting it is the “best and only deal possible”. After 20 months of negotiations, the 27 leaders gave the deal their blessing after less than an hour's discussion.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:13 UTC
Facebook documents related to privacy breaches, seized by the UK Parliament

The UK Parliament used a rarely-used procedure to compel an app developer to seize a number of internal Facebook documents related to the company’s decision-making process preceding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports The Guardian. The documents reportedly contain “significant revelations” about the decisions that set the stage for the Cambridge Analytica case.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:12 UTC
Scotland complains EU/UK deal means broken promises to the fishing industry

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has warned of broken promises overfishing as EU leaders agreed to Theresa May's Brexit deal. A document published by the remaining 27 EU countries made clear they hoped to negotiate access to UK waters based on existing rights.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:06 UTC
Fuel price strikers clash in Paris with police; Macron will address the nation on Tuesday

French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at demonstrators who clashed with police in Paris during the latest protests sparked by rising fuel prices. “Shame on those who attacked” officers he tweeted... “There is no place for violence in the [French] Republic.”
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 06:44 UTC
Potential losses from EU Brexit deal could reach £100bn a year worse off by 2030

The government's Brexit deal would leave the UK £100bn a year worse off by 2030, analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has claimed. The study commissioned by the People's Vote, which wants a second referendum, said GDP would shrink by 3.9% annually.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 01:48 UTC
Iconic HMS Sheffield, will become Royal Navy's fifth state of the art Type 26 frigate

UK Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced the name of a future world-beating British warship as HMS Sheffield. Built on centuries of history, the state-of-the-art submarine hunter will be the fourth ship to carry the name and will be Britain’s fifth state-of-the-art Type 26 frigate.