Stories for August 30th 2016

Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 17:51 UTC
Hero’ Pereiro – Young Uruguayan player a fans favourite at PSV Eindhoven.

21 year old Uruguayan Gaston Pereiro is now, and will remain, a ‘hero’ to the many thousands of fans of the famous Dutch football club PSV Eindhoven. Almost one year ago he scored twice against the clubs most feared and detested rivals Ajax of Amsterdam and so wrote his name into the clubs history books.
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 07:25 UTC
Spain heading for a new political deadlock and a possible new election in Christmas

Spain's acting prime minister said on Monday that he would continue to seek support to form a minority government and end an eight-month political impasse even if he fails to win confidence votes in parliament this week as is expected.
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 07:16 UTC
Guterres remains frontrunner for UN top job; Malcorra drops to fifth position

Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres is still the frontrunner to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations following a third straw poll held Monday, diplomats said. Guterres, who served as UN refugee chief for 10 years, received 11 votes of encouragement, three “discourage” votes and one “no opinion” during the informal vote by the 15-member Security Council.
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 07:00 UTC
Argentina wants to make life easier for the Falklands: insists with air link to Buenos Aires

Argentine ambassador in the UK, Carlos Sersale Di Cerisano said that ”an association with Argentina will be favorable for the Falklands Islanders (kelpers)“ and added that ”the Argentine government will try to make life easier for Islanders”.
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 04:47 UTC
Rousseff claims impeachment is a new type of coup; street protests in her support

Brazil's suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, took the stand on Monday at her impeachment trial in the Senate, delivering a last-ditch defense to prevent her final removal from office. “Don’t expect from me the obliging silence of cowards,” Ms. Rousseff, 68, said in a withering attack on her opponents at the start of her testimony.
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 04:38 UTC
Mercosur members who disagree and don't accept consensus “can walk out”...

Paraguay said Mercosur will continue to function and is waiting for a reply from Uruguay to confirm a collegiate presidency of the block, until Argentina takes the helm at the end of the year. If not, “Mercosur members are well aware that the the same way they decided to belong to the group, they can walk away...”
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 04:07 UTC
HMS Protector crew parade next to the Chilean navy to honor Pilot Pardo in Punta Arenas

Sailors and Royal Marines from Ice Patrol HMS Protector participated on Sunday in a major parade in Punta Arenas, next to members from the Chilean Navy, local Fire fighters and two schools, as part of the commemorations to honor pilot Luis Pardo Villalón, the Chilean navy officer who a century ago rescued the 22 survivors of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition “Endurance”.
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 03:52 UTC
Lighting kills more than 300 wild reindeers in Norwegian national park

More than 300 wild reindeer were recently killed by lightning at a Norwegian national park, officials say. The Norwegian Environment Agency has released haunting images of reindeer—including 70 calves—that seemingly fell over where they stood in the grasses of Hardangervidda, the largest high mountain plateau in northern Europe.