MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 15th 2016
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Monday, February 15th 2016 - 07:30 UTC
US Supreme Court battle expected to have a deep impact on presidential campaign
An epic Washington political battle took shape on Sunday after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia as Senate Republicans dug in and said they would refuse to act on any Supreme Court nomination by President Obama. But the White House vowed to select a nominee within weeks.
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Monday, February 15th 2016 - 07:20 UTC
With Chinese New Year over, central bank reaffirms strong Yuan policy
Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has accused “speculative forces” of targeting the country's currency, the Yuan, and argued there was no reason for the Yuan to keep depreciating in value and that China would not let international speculators dominate market sentiment.
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Monday, February 15th 2016 - 07:06 UTC
US presses UK on renewing its Trident nuclear submarine fleet
Britain must renew its submarine-borne While most lawmakers in Cameron's party support keeping nuclear weapons, Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, is holding a review of the party's policy. if it is to maintain its “outsized” role in world affairs, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in comments published in Washington.
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Monday, February 15th 2016 - 06:55 UTC
Four Argentines plan to swim the Falklands' Sound on an “identity cause”
Four Argentine amateur swimmers have been training for over a year preparing for the crossing of the Falklands' Sound which separates the two main islands, West from East Falkland. The purpose of the crossing is to bring attention on the 'delayed' process of identifying the remains of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falklands under a headstone that reads “Argentine soldier, known only to God”.
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Monday, February 15th 2016 - 06:32 UTC
Macri and First Lady celebration with the Rolling Stones
Argentine president Mauricio Macri and First Lady Juliana Wanda hosted the Rolling Stones on Sunday night at their country house, (in Malvinas Argentina), following their last presentation in Buenos Aires.
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Monday, February 15th 2016 - 05:57 UTC
Falklands' visit by Defense secretary Fallon “while parliament is in recess”
British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon is scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands this week, the first such visit in over a decade. However the timing of the visit has caused some irritation with the Foreign Office, according to the London media, since it could interfere with the current approach with the new Argentine administration.
