MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 8th 2017
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 15:19 UTC
Hackers storm dozens of Venezuela websites, following the failure of “Operation David”
Supporters of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro marched in Caracas on Monday in support of a newly created constitutional assembly as hackers took down dozens of state websites to show their backing for a pre-dawn armed assault on a military base the day before.
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 15:02 UTC
Italy and France clash on control of Europe's cruise shipbuilding industry
France said it was ready to seek other buyers for its biggest shipyard should Italy refuse a 50-50 ownership split, before both countries pledged to find a solution next month. French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, told the Corriere della Sera daily that a deal with Fincantieri might not be thrashed out.
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 08:54 UTC
Royal Mint will supply Argentina with 150 million Peso coin blanks
UK’s Royal Mint will supply Argentina with 150 million peso coins, after the institution won a contract to assist with the minting of a new coin series. Announced on social media by UK chancellor Philip Hammond, the mint will work closely with its Argentine counterpart – Sociedad del Estado Casa de Moneda – to produce blanks for the new coin series.
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 08:14 UTC
Corbyn condemns “violence by all sides”, but avoids criticizing Maduro
Jeremy Corbyn has condemned the “violence done by all sides” in the Venezuela conflict but stopped short of criticising president, Nicolas Maduro.
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 07:49 UTC
Latin American foreign ministers will address Venezuelan situation in Peru
Latin American foreign ministers are scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting this Tuesday in Lima to address the current state of affairs in Venezuela, Peruvian foreign minister Ricardo Luna announced.
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 01:29 UTC
Israel follows hard line Sunni Arab states and plans to ban Al Jazeera
Israel is seeking to close Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera's offices in the country and revoke its journalists' media credentials. Communications Minister Ayoub Kara alleged that the channel supported terrorism, and said both its Arabic and English-language channels would be taken off air. Al Jazeera has condemned the decision.
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 01:14 UTC
Spain will not condition a Brexit deal to Gibraltar, but remains firm in its sovereignty claim of the Rock
Spain will not risk a Brexit deal by making Gibraltar’s sovereignty a condition in the talks, the country’s Foreign Minister said in an interview on Sunday. Speaking to the conservative newspaper ABC, Alfonso Dastis said Spain would not accept any agreement that undermined its position on Gibraltar, but would not use the Brexit talks to push its sovereignty aspirations over the Rock.
