Stories for June 25th 2016

Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 21:29 UTC
Picasso's seminal cubist “Femme Assise” auctioned at £ 43.2 million in London

“Femme Assise” (1909), one of Pablo Picasso's earliest Cubist paintings, has sold for £43.2 million (US$63.4 million) at a Sotheby's London auction. Described by Sotheby's as “the greatest Cubist painting to come to the market in decades,” it has broken the record for the highest price for a cubist work at any auction.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 20:30 UTC
Beijing sinking because of excessive pumping of groundwater: 11cms per year

China’s capital is known for its horrendous smog and occasional sandstorms. Yet one of its major environmental threats lies underground: Beijing is sinking. Excessive pumping of groundwater is causing the geology under the city to collapse, according to a new study using satellite imagery that reveals parts of Beijing – particularly its central business district – are subsiding each year by as much as 11 centimeters.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:59 UTC
Corbyn's leadership questioned: Labour MPs submit no confidence motion

A motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been submitted by two Labour MPs. Dame Margaret Hodge has submitted a motion - seconded by backbencher Ann Coffey - to the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), her office said.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:52 UTC
Northern Ireland calls for a referendum on a united Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness called for a referendum on a united Ireland shortly after the UK voted to leave the European Union.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:34 UTC
Ambassador Lyster-Binns confident the UK economy is large and strong

United Kingdom´s Leave victory did not come as a great surprise, since the race was too tight, but that was the decision of the people and the economy is large and strong, admitted British ambassador in Uruguay, Ben Lyster-Binns, in a television interview.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:29 UTC
UK´s Leave vote is of great concern for Argentina, admits Malcorra

The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is of most concern to the administration of Argentine president Mauricio Macri, said foreign minister Susana Malcorra. “It is a shock for world institutions”, but it's too early to gauge the impact on the Falklands/Malvinas discussions.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:08 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas discussions with Argentina 'more complicated' because of 'British nationalism' resurgence

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange anticipated that the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union will further complicate negotiations with Argentina regarding the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute because of a “resurgence” of what he described as British nationalism.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 10:53 UTC
Argentina's chances of advancing Malvinas claim not enhanced by Brexit, says Cisneros

The Leave victory in UK and its impact on the Falklands and Argentina's ongoing claim over the Islands was addressed by Argentine academics and diplomats. Probably the man with most experience and knowledge in the trilateral relation between London, Buenos Aires and the Falklands is former Deputy foreign minister Andres Cisneros, who worked next to Guido Di Tella.