Stories for 2016

Monday, July 4th 2016 - 09:20 UTC
Pope Francis at peace with Macri: denies any problems, “he's a noble person”

Pope Francis said he has no problems with Argentine president Mauricio Macri, whom he described as a well born, noble person, revealing that in the past, as mayor and archbishop of Buenos Aires, they had differences but always addressed them in private and positively.
Monday, July 4th 2016 - 08:56 UTC
Cristina Fernandez calls on the opposition leaders to 'fulfill' their role checking on Macri's administration

Argentine former president Cristina Fernandez criticized her fellow opposition leaders, accusing them of failing to “fulfill” their role as a check on President Mauricio Macri’s administration.
Monday, July 4th 2016 - 04:51 UTC
Spain insists with joint sovereignty for Gibraltar, if it wants to remain in the EU

Spain has said it will formally propose to the European Union that the question of Gibraltar be treated separately when it negotiates Britain’s exit. The acting Foreign Minister, José Manuel García-Margallo reminded journalists in Spain that when Britain leaves all EU treaties will stop applying to the Rock.
Monday, July 4th 2016 - 04:27 UTC
Chagos Islanders, forcibly removed 40 years ago, lose legal challenge to return

The former residents of the Chagos Islands who were forcibly removed from their homeland more than 40 years ago have lost their legal challenge to return. Families left the Indian Ocean islands in the 1960s and 70s to make way for a US Air Force base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the group of islands.
Saturday, July 2nd 2016 - 09:20 UTC
Antarctic ozone hole is finally starting to heal according to study published in Science

Nearly thirty years after an international treaty banned the use of chlorofluorocarbons, the Antarctic ozone hole is finally starting to heal. By mid to late century, it should be fully recovered.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 13:22 UTC
UK and France mark centenary of start of the Battle of Somme, WW1 bloodiest

Commemorations are being held in the UK and France to mark the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. Britain fell silent to mark the moment on 1 July 1916 when the battle began and the start of the bloodiest day in British military history.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 10:15 UTC
Tory infighting forces Boris Johnson to step down from leadership contest

Former London mayor Boris Johnson abruptly pulled out of the race to become Britain's prime minister that he was once favored to win, upending the contest less than a week after he led a campaign to take the country out of the EU.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 10:07 UTC
Theresa May stands out among Tory leader contenders; round of voting begins Tuesday

Theresa May's bid to become Britain's Conservative leader has won the support of two more cabinet ministers and the Daily Mail. Michael Fallon and Patrick McLoughlin now say they back the home secretary.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 09:43 UTC
Ex president Cristina Fernandez properties searched as part of a alleged financial fraud wider investigation

The properties of former Argentina president Cristina Fernandez, in the province of Santa Cruz, have been raided by police on Thursday. The search was part of an investigation into the ex president's possible involvement in financial fraud.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 09:08 UTC
“Possible surprise” in US elections must have the Pacific Alliance “ready to react”

The Pacific Alliance must be “ready to react” to a possible “surprise” in the United States presidential election, Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo said in Chile on Thursday.