Stories for June 2016

Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 05:53 UTC
Speaker of Brazil's Lower House will feel “proud” if Rousseff is impeached

The speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, currently sidelined pending trial on corruption charges, said Tuesday that he will feel “proud” if the case against suspended President Dilma Rousseff ends with her impeachment.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 05:40 UTC
British Antarctic Territory marks Mid-Winter's Day

The flag of the British Antarctic Territory was flying over the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday,. 21st June to mark mid point of Antarctic winter. 21st June is Mid-Winter’s Day in the British Antarctic Territory.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 05:20 UTC
Swire and Ecuadorean foreign minister discuss Julian Assange's case in London

UK Minister for the Americas Hugo Swire MP, met with the new Ecuadorean Foreign Minister, Guillaume Long, in London on Monday to discuss assistance in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake that struck the Andean country in April.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:59 UTC
Brexit: Investor Soros anticipates sterling would “decline precipitously”

Legendary investor George Soros has warned of “serious consequences” for British jobs and finances if the country leaves the EU. Writing in The Guardian, he said sterling would “decline precipitously” if the Leave camp won Thursday's vote.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:33 UTC
Brexit: The apocalypse

By Gwynne Dyer - How’s this for apocalyptic? “As a historian I fear Brexit [a British vote to leave the European Union in the referendum on June 23] could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also Western political civilization in its entirety,” said Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union, in an interview published on Monday in the German newspaper Bild.
Tuesday, June 21st 2016 - 16:28 UTC
Iran ready to sign US$ 17bn deal with Boeing for 100 passenger planes

United States based giant aviation corporation Boeing has reached an agreement with Iran to sell the country 100 passenger planes, Iran’s aviation authority announced on Sunday.
Tuesday, June 21st 2016 - 08:47 UTC
Argentine buys at acution Hitler's uniform jacket for US$ 312.000 and US$ 47.500 for a Goering watch

A man from Argentina shelled out more than US$676,000 this weekend at an auction selling the personal belongings of Adolf Hitler and his deputy, Hermann Goering. The man, who remained anonymous, spent US$312,000 alone on what is believed to be one of Hitler's last uniform jackets.
Tuesday, June 21st 2016 - 08:36 UTC
Macri renewed his commitment to change in Argentina, including zero poverty

Argentine President Mauricio Macri headed on Monday the main event of Argentine Flag Day, during which he renewed his commitment to “change” in the country, change that would include “zero poverty” and a war on drugs.
Tuesday, June 21st 2016 - 08:23 UTC
Briton arrested at a Trump Las Vegas rally wanted to shoot the candidate

A Briton who tried to grab a police officer's gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas said he wanted to shoot the US candidate, court papers say. Michael Steven Sandford, 20, did not enter a plea when he appeared before a judge in Nevada and was remanded in custody until a hearing on 5 July.
Tuesday, June 21st 2016 - 08:07 UTC
US Senate fails to pass bill to tighten gun controls; the vote was along party lines

The US Senate has rejected plans to tighten gun controls, including the restriction of weapons sales to people on terrorism watch lists. Four proposals were brought before the Senate after 49 people died in an attack on a gay nightclub in Florida.