Stories for September 18th 2015

Friday, September 18th 2015 - 14:27 UTC
Falklands' Fortuna Ltd. sponsors research on southern blue whiting

Falkland Islands fishing company Fortuna Ltd has become a sponsor and research partner in a PhD student ship on southern blue whiting. The Falkland Islands Government fisheries Department (FIFD) and the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) are also collaborators in this research project.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 08:25 UTC
Quake in Chile leaves twelve dead; a million evacuated to escape high scale tsunami

Coastal cities in north-central Chile suffered extensive damage from the powerful earthquake that struck the region on Wednesday night, according to aerial images released on Thursday by the police.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 08:07 UTC
Cabañas becomes first Cuban ambassador in the US in over half a century

The former Chargé d'affaires at the Cuban Embassy in the United States, Jose Cabañas, on Thursday presented his diplomatic credentials as ambassador to U.S. President Barack Obama in a new step toward the normalization of bilateral relations.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 07:58 UTC
FIFA's investigation reaches Valcke, who is released from his duties until further notice

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has been put on leave and released from his duties until further notice. A Fifa statement said it had “been made aware of a series of allegations involving the secretary general”.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 07:52 UTC
Fed leaves rates unchanged on concerns about a weak world economy

The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday in a nod to concerns about a weak world economy, but left open the possibility of a modest policy tightening later this year. In what amounted to a tactical retreat, the US central bank said an array of global risks and other factors had convinced it to delay what would have been the first rate hike in nearly a decade.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 07:37 UTC
Brazil opposition parties file request in Congress to impeach Rousseff

Brazil's opposition parties on Thursday filed a request in Congress to impeach President Dilma Rousseff for breaking fiscal rules by allegedly manipulating government finances to benefit her re-election last year. The request was backed by some members of Rousseff's main political ally, the fractious PMDB party, Brazil's largest, whose votes would be needed to succeed in ousting the president.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 07:22 UTC
Argentine officials furious with court annulment of gubernatorial election

The annulment by a Tucuman court of a gubernatorial election in a stronghold of Argentina's ruling party, outraged officials of President Cristina Fernandez's administration and gave a boost to opponents ahead of the Oct. 25 presidential contest.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 06:55 UTC
Falklands' government congratulates new Labor leader, Jeremy Corbyn

The Falkland Islands Government has congratulated the Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn MP on his election success. Mr Corbyn’s campaign to take up leadership after Ed Miliband resigned in May, touched a raw nerve with some Islanders after media picked up on a BBC interview from two years ago in which he said a “degree of joint administration,” could be used as a solution to the dispute over the Falkland Islands.