International

Wednesday, September 7th 2016 - 04:15 UTC
“On the Falkland Islands, a traveler’s quest to see more types of penguins than ever”

The Washington Post Magazine has published an interesting article on the Falkland Islands, rookeries and penguins credited to Andrea Sachs. Equally striking is Andrea who describes herself as an ornithologist in love with penguins.
Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 19:36 UTC
Cuba looking for new oil supplier and begins implementing social security tax

President Raul Castro has asked Russia to consider beginning to supply Cuba with oil. Before the Soviet Union’s disintegration in 1991, the ex URSS was Cuba’s main supplier under favorable trade terms. Russia's official news network revealed the news, allegedly in a direct request from Castro to president Vladimir Putin.
Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 18:21 UTC
Russia and Saudis agree to “act together” to lift price of oil from its two-year slump

Energy ministers from the world's two largest oil producers, Russia and Saudi Arabia said on Monday that their countries had agreed to “act together” to lift the price of oil out of its two-year slump, though they provided few details as to how they planned to achieve that goal.
Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 17:17 UTC
Meirelles invites foreign investors to take advantage of US$ 269bn opportunities

Brazil's economy could grow 2.5% in 2018 and expand at an even faster rate over the following years, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said at a seminar in Shanghai.
Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 17:03 UTC
Argentine minister to visit Russia and Italy to strengthen defense cooperation

Argentina's defense minister Julio Martinez is travelling to Russia and Italy with the purpose of strengthening bilateral cooperation in defense issues, including the possible supply of hardware for the equipment depleted Argentine armed forces. Last July the Russian Federation chief of Land Forces, General Oleg Salijukov visited Buenos Aires.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 11:50 UTC
Senior advisors propose a post-Brexit Britain “continental partnership” with EU

A senior German lawmaker, an adviser to the French prime minister and a former deputy head of the Bank of England have proposed that a post-Brexit Britain form a new “continental partnership” with the EU.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 11:41 UTC
Anti immigrant vote in her home district KOs Merkel's ambition of a fourth term

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were beaten into third place by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a north-eastern state election on Sunday, TV exit polls showed.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 09:09 UTC
Macri targets Chinese tourists; no need of a visa to visit Argentina

Argentine president Mauricio Macri announced in China that besides boosting and balancing bilateral trade and confirming the infrastructure and energy deals reached by his predecessor, Chinese tourists will no longer need visas to visit Argentina.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 06:55 UTC
Obama praises Macri and his policies before the world's main leaders

President Mauricio Macri got another big nod of support as US President Barack Obama highlighted him as one of the few national leaders setting an example for the world by going against a wave of protectionism gaining presence on a global scale, in a speech during the G20 conference.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 06:48 UTC
Pope Francis sad with Roussesff's removal and invites to pray for social justice in Brazil

Pope Francis called for people to pray to the Aparecida Virgin to protect “all of Brazil and all of the Brazilian people in this very sad moment”, in reference to the removal of Dilma Rousseff as president and her replacement by vice-president and interim president Michel Temer, which occurred last week.