Stories for March 2017

Friday, March 24th 2017 - 19:42 UTC
Comodoro/Falklands link: “approval of route” does not mean “approval of flights”, cautions Malcorra

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra downplayed enthusiasm about a possible air link between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Falkland Islands arguing that the “approval of routes” does not mean the “approval of flights”.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:55 UTC
Cristina Fernandez will stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement

A judge in Argentina has ruled that the former president, Cristina Fernandez should stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement. Fernandez is accused of fraudulently administering state funds in 2015. The former economy minister, Axel Kiciloff, and the former head of the central bank have also been charged.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:50 UTC
Temer close aide sworn as a Justice in Brazil's Supreme Court

Jurist Alexandre de Moraes was sworn into office as a Justice in Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday. Moraes will fill the seat left by Justice Teori Zavascki, who died in a plane crash in January. Moraes headed the Ministry of Justice when was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Michel Temer. His nomination to the top court was confirmed by the Senate last month. He is expected to take charge of 7,500 cases as he joins the court.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:43 UTC
Falklands should be left to develop and establish links with other regional countries

UK ambassador in Argentina Mark Kent reiterated Falkland Islands sovereignty was not in the bilateral agenda, although the two countries can cooperate in other areas of mutual interest, letting the Islanders to develop and establish links with other South American countries.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:22 UTC
Falklands/Honduras to share experiences in marine coastal resources management

Honduras and UK South Atlantic British Overseas Territories, mainly Falkland Islands are to share scientific experiences and develop potential projects that could enhance the Central American country's management of its marine coastal resources. With this purpose the Director of the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI), Dr Paul Brickle, visited Roatán and Tegucigalpa last week.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:09 UTC
Workers at the world's largest copper mine in Chile end 43/day strike

Workers at the world's largest copper mine, BHP Billiton's Escondida in Chile, ended a lengthy strike Thursday that had caused turbulence on global copper markets. But the company warned they had only made matters worse by pushing negotiations back another year and a half.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:02 UTC
Maduro desperately selling assets to pay US$ 3.7bn in debts

In an effort to handle its overdue debts, Venezuela is all but giving away oil assets. President Nicolás Maduro is reportedly so desperate to pay the US$ 3.7 billion in debts that he is selling off the assets to Russia.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 10:54 UTC
Venezuela paralyzed because of gasoline shortage: supplies rushed in from Houston

Although Venezuela has 18 refineries throughout the world and six on its own soil, on Thursday most states face a shortage of gasoline that has led to long lines at gas stations around the country. Venezuelans have spent hours in such lines, as they await a product that has been in short supply for several days in different cities across the country.
Friday, March 24th 2017 - 10:45 UTC
British people carrying on with their lives as normal: “terrorists will not defeat us”

British people have shown terrorists they “will not defeat us” by carrying on with their lives as normal after the “sickening” Westminster attack, Theresa May told the House of Commons on Thursday. The Prime Minister said Parliament was sending out the message following Wednesday’s attack by a knife-wielding terrorist that “we will never waver in the face of terrorism”.
Thursday, March 23rd 2017 - 13:43 UTC
The Muslim Council of Britain condemned the attack

The Muslim Council of Britain has condemned the terror attack which struck the heart of London. Religious leaders said it was too early to speculate on the attackers' motives but offered “thoughts and prayers” to the victims.