International

Monday, November 12th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Macron describes nationalism as “a betrayal of patriotism”

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged world leaders marking the centenary of the World War One Armistice to reject nationalism. Addressing leaders in Paris, including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin - he described it as a “betrayal of patriotism”.
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Monday, November 12th 2018 - 07:11 UTC
This year will again be positive for global cereal production, anticipates FAO

The United Nations FAO has raised its forecast for global cereal production in 2018 to 2.601 million tons, primarily due to higher estimates for wheat production in Canada and China. Nonetheless, the new forecast remains 2.1 percent below the record level achieved in 2017.
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Monday, November 12th 2018 - 07:11 UTC
FAO Food Price Index dipped in October pushed by dairy, meat and vegetable oils

International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices, the United Nations said. The FAO Food Price Index, a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities, averaged 163.5 points in October, down 0.9 percent from September and 7.4 percent below its level a year earlier.
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Sunday, November 11th 2018 - 22:30 UTC
Navy withheld British minisub offer to find ARA San Juan, Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad admits

Argentina last year chose to turn down a British offer of a minisub to search submarine ARA San Juan, it was reported Sunday. The then Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Marcelo Srur failed to convey the British offer December 5 last to Defense Minister Oscar Aguad, who confirmed the reports, according to the Buenos Aires daily Clarin.
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Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 15:33 UTC
Falklands' support visit for veteran protesting treatment of his peers with PTSD

Falklands' conflict veteran Gus Hales, who has successfully protested against the treatment of combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, was visited this week by Member of Legislative Assembly Leona Roberts to express her support.
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Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:16 UTC
Argentina's central bank almost doubles currency swap with China

Argentina’s central bank said it would nearly double its currency swap deal with China, bringing the total to 130 billion Yuan (US$ 18.7 billion), as Beijing looks to expand its influence in the recession-struck country. Central Bank President Guido Sandleris, who was in China finalizing the agreement, said that the deal for 70 billion Yuan would be expanded by 60 billion Yuan, according to a bank spokesman.
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Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Ecuador's ex president Correa denies having requested asylum in Belgium

A lawyer for former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa denied a report on Thursday that he had requested asylum in Belgium as he faces prosecution at home over a kidnapping case.
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Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:00 UTC
British minister resigns and calls for the public to have a fresh say on Brexit

Jo Johnson has quit as Britain's transport minister and called for the public to have a fresh say on Brexit. The MP, who is Boris Johnson's brother but voted Remain in the referendum, said the deal being negotiated with the EU “will be a terrible mistake”.
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Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
New Caledonia committed to protect 400.000sq km of the Coral Sea Natural Park

President Philippe Germain of New Caledonia committed to protecting 200,000 to 400,000 square kilometers of marine waters within the Coral Sea Natural Park, which the government established in 2014.
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Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
Brexit dead end: reigniting the armed conflict in Ireland?

It was either ignorant or irresponsible for those campaigning for Brexit two years ago to claim that the Irish border would not be a problem. In fact, it may lead to a catastrophic ‘no deal’ Brexit in which the United Kingdom crashes out of the EU without an agreement of any kind.
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