MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 21st 2017
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 11:18 UTC
British experts guest speakers in Chile’s sixth version of the Futures Congress
Seven prominent British figures representing different areas of science, including economics and social communications, were present at the Futures Congress organized by the Chilean Senate in Santiago. Gathering each year experts from different areas of knowledge to discuss the challenges that human kind will be facing in the future, this event has become the most important scientific conference in Latin America.
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 11:11 UTC
China's economy picks up slightly in 2016 but the rebound is below expectations
China's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in more than a quarter of a century. China's growth is a key driver of the global economy and a major concern for investors around the world. The figure is in line with Beijing's official growth target of between 6.5% and 7%.
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 09:08 UTC
Vogue exploring the Falklands: Island hopping at the end of the world
Vogue magazine in its Living section, dedicated a well illustrated piece to the Falklands and to South Georgia, underlining its untouched beauty. Written by Lane Nieset, it offers five travel options, four in the Falklands and one in South Georgia.
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 08:33 UTC
Falklands celebrate Penguin Awareness Day, January 20
January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day. The day helps raise awareness about the flightless birds whose numbers are dwindling and also aims to bring international focus on the conservation of penguin habitats.
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 07:57 UTC
Mexican top officials will meet Trump administration to discuss bilateral relations next week
Mexican officials will hold meetings on January 25 and 26 with U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump's top aides in Washington, to discuss bilateral relations such as security, trade and migration, the government said in Mexico City.
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 00:13 UTC
Clashes, traffic blockades and smashed windows by anti Trump protestors
Black-clad activists smashed store windows and blocked traffic in Washington during US President Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, and fought with police in riot gear who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. About 500 people, some wearing masks, marched through the city's downtown, using hammers to claw up chunks of pavement to smash the windows of a Bank of America branch and a McDonald's outlet, all symbols of the American capitalist system.
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 00:00 UTC
Trump pledges “America First” and “transferring power from Washington back to the people”
Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, outlining his forceful vision of a national populism echoing the same “America first” catchphrases that swept him to victory last November. In his first address as chief executive, Trump pledged that his inauguration will mark a moment in history when “the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.”
