Stories for July 2016

Saturday, July 16th 2016 - 10:32 UTC
Five arrests believed to be linked to the Nice killer of 84; another 52 remain in critical condition

Five people believed to be linked to the man who killed 84 people in Nice are in police custody, the Paris prosecutor's office says. Three arrests were made on Saturday and two on Friday, Le Monde reported. Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel plowed with a truck through crowds marking Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday before he was shot dead by police.
Saturday, July 16th 2016 - 09:39 UTC
Military coup fails in Turkey; people take to the streets and expose a divided Army

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan battled to regain control over Turkey Saturday after a coup bid by discontented soldiers, as signs grew that the most serious challenge to his 13 years of dominant rule was faltering. After hours of chaos and violence unseen in decades, Erdogan ended uncertainty over his whereabouts, flying into Istanbul airport in the early hours and making a defiant speech cheered by hundreds of supporters.
Friday, July 15th 2016 - 06:57 UTC
Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged until it has the full picture

Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and refrained from injecting more money into the British economy Thursday, despite some clear evidence of the initial economic damage caused by the country's decision last month to leave the European Union.
Friday, July 15th 2016 - 06:35 UTC
Oil company pledges US$ 1.4bn in investments in Argentine Patagonia

Pan American Energy PAE, announced on Thursday investments of 1.4bn dollars in exploration and exploitation of conventional and non conventional hydrocarbons in the Argentine Patagonia provinces of Neuquen, Chubut and Tierra del Fuego.
Friday, July 15th 2016 - 06:32 UTC
French foreign minister calls Boris Johnson a liar with “his back against the wall”

France's foreign minister has said his newly-appointed British counterpart, Boris Johnson, is a liar with “his back against the wall”. In comments to Europe 1 radio, Jean-Marc Ayrault said Mr Johnson had lied to the British people during the recent EU referendum campaign and would now be under pressure “to defend his country”.
Friday, July 15th 2016 - 04:13 UTC
“We'll be back with Cristina and we'll return to Malvinas”, pledges Maradona in Ushuaia

“We'll be back with Cristina, and we'll be back in Malvinas”, said Argentina's world football ex-star Diego Armando Maradona before leaving Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego where he spent mini vacations.
Friday, July 15th 2016 - 03:37 UTC
'Falklands' future promising'', according to Latin American independent report

”The future of the Falkland Islands looks promising”, according to an independent investigation made by Eduardo Calderon, Daniel Haering and Andres Marroquin from the University Francisco Marroquin (UFM) and unveiled in Guatemala.
Friday, July 15th 2016 - 03:01 UTC
'Suspend Falkland/Malvinas sovereignty claim until 2033', when hopefully Argentina becomes attractive

Argentina's former foreign minister Dante Caputo has proposed suspending the sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands until 2033, when the 200th anniversary of the “British occupation” because according to his own words, “the multilateral path no longer yields a result”. And he emphasized, “they will come when the country becomes attractive for the Argentines”.
Friday, July 15th 2016 - 01:59 UTC
PM May confirms Gibraltar to be “fully involved” in Brexit negotiations

Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May met Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Gibraltar, Brexit and Spanish “rhetoric” about the Rock. The meeting took place in the Prime Minister’s Rooms in the House of Commons, which Mrs May had taken possession of just a few moments before.
Thursday, July 14th 2016 - 07:50 UTC
EU warns former head Barroso about professional secrecy in his Goldman Sachs Brexit contract

The European Commission said its former head Jose Manuel Barroso will be bound by EU rules of professional secrecy at his controversial new job for US investment bank Goldman Sachs. The bank has hired Barroso, who headed the executive of the 28-nation European Union from 2004 until 2014, as an advisor on the British public's June 23 vote to leave the EU, drawing fire from leftist politicians in Europe.