Stories for June 4th 2017

Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 14:05 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross head of project has arrived in the Islands

The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has reported that final preparations are underway ahead of work to identify the mortal remains of the unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery at the Falklands/Malvinas. Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 13:56 UTC
Falklands: Goose Green commemorates 35th Liberation day

Falkland Islanders who were held prisoner in the Goose Green Community Hall by the invading Argentine forces in 1982, joined with members of the British 3 PARA to commemorate those who died during the battle to liberate the settlement which happened at 13:30 hours May 29th.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 13:17 UTC
Argentina inaugurates Tierra del Fuego offshore gas deposit which provides 8% of the country's demand

Argentina formally inaugurated the Vega Pleyade gas and condensate deposit off the coast of Tierra del Fuego considered the most austral of its kind in the world, and which has been supplying the country with nine million cubic meters daily since February 2016. The well is operated by French Total (37.5%) together with Wintershall Energy (37.5%) and Panamerican South (25%), demanded an investment of 1.1bn dollars over three years.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:57 UTC
Brazilian police arrests close friend and aide of president Temer

Brazilian police have arrested Rodrigo Rocha Loures, a former congressman and close friend of President Michel Temer. Rocha Loures was seen in a video released in May carrying a bag with 500,000 Brazilian Reais (US$154,000).
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:51 UTC
US unemployment down to 4.3% in May, but fewer jobs were added

United States employers added fewer jobs than expected in May, but the unemployment rate dipped further as the economy headed toward full employment. The unemployment rate last month was 4.3%, falling a 10th of a percentage point to its lowest level since 2001, the US Labor Department said on Friday.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:34 UTC
South Georgia working with UN Environment program on terrestrial protected areas

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has embarked on an exciting new collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) to develop a series of protected areas for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:19 UTC
British embassy in Santiago, a huge success during Chile's Heritage Day

The British Embassy in Santiago participated in Chile’s Heritage Day on Sunday 28 May by hosting an open doors morning at the Residence, a building of historical value located in the El Golf area, which was acquired by the British Government in 1966.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:07 UTC
Brazil record trade surplus and industrial production up 0.6% in April

Encouraging news for Brazil's economic recovery: industrial output increased in April for the first time since December and the trade surplus rose to a record US$ 7.661bn during May, according to government data. Exports boosted by a record soy crop and rising auto sales reached US$ 19.8bn and imports US$ 12.2bn
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 09:49 UTC
Six people killed and 48 injured in terror incident in London; three attackers shot dead

Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday, then three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Police said the three men were wearing fake bomb vests.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 09:20 UTC
Conservative ex president Piñera leads Chilean polls, but 40% of voters still undecided

Conservative former president Sebastian Piñera has pulled further ahead of center-left hopeful Alejandro Guillier in Chile's presidential race, but the two remain the favorites to face off in the November election, a closely watched poll released on Friday showed.