Stories for 2017

Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 10:24 UTC
Definitive: Malvinas Veterans' Day, April 2, remains unmovable

It's definitive; Argentina will not be making three national days, including Malvinas Veteran Day, floating holidays, following the intense controversy which the initiative triggered when it was first announced by the administration of president Mauricio Macri.
Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 08:02 UTC
Falkland Islands receives Red Cross representatives

Two representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) tasked with identifying fallen Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin cemetery, are due to arrive in the Falkland Islands on Thursday, 2nd February for 9 days.
Wednesday, February 1st 2017 - 09:16 UTC
Spain insists, co-sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar is “a generous offer”

Spain is seeking “the consensus of everyone” in order to further its sovereignty aspirations over Gibraltar, the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs said in an interview at the weekend.Alfonso Dastis Quecedo told La Vanguardia newspaper that “there is no doubt” as to Spain’s position in respect of the Rock. “We want that piece of Spain to be reintegrated into Spain,” he said.
Wednesday, February 1st 2017 - 09:00 UTC
Trump begins to forge conservative Supreme Court; Democrats expected to battle nomination

President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a selection expected to spark a fierce fight with Democrats over a jurist who could shape America’s legal landscape for decades to come.
Wednesday, February 1st 2017 - 08:47 UTC
Parliament expected to support bill to open way for Brexit negotiations

British Members of Parliament are to vote later whether to give Theresa May the power to get Brexit negotiations under way. The government is expected to win, with most Conservative and Labour MPs set to back its European Union Bill.
Wednesday, February 1st 2017 - 06:34 UTC
Falklands: Argentine lawmakers propose two “spaces of confidence” one with UK, the other with Islanders

Argentine lawmakers visiting the UK proposed “generating a space of confidence between Argentina and the UK, and between Argentina and the Islanders, so that in the future a good faith discussion” on the Malvinas Islands sovereignty can be addressed. Likewise additional flights to the Falklands must at some point call in Argentina.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 23:19 UTC
Argentina declares 2017 Renewable Energy Year; 20% electricity share by 2025

Argentina has declared 2017 as the ‘Renewable Energy Year’ as the country looks to increase awareness about the advantages of renewable energy and the important of sustainability. A decree issued by the government calls for energy diversification through the use of renewable energy sources in the electricity generation as well as thermal energy sector.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 22:21 UTC
Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as world's top leading automaker in 2016

Toyota lost its crown as the world's top-selling automaker in 2016, company figures showed Monday, with the Japanese giant overtaken by Volkswagen as the industry prepares for an uncertain trade environment under Donald Trump. The German automaker moved back into the top spot despite being hit by a massive emissions cheating scandal that rocked its reputation.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 22:06 UTC
Deutsche Bank fined in US and UK for helping Russians money launder

Deutsche Bank has been fined US$630m by US and UK regulators in connection with a Russian money laundering plan. Under the scheme, clients illegally moved US$10bn out of Russia via shares bought and sold through the bank's Moscow, London and New York offices.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 21:56 UTC
Brazil to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines and farm land

President Michel Temer will propose legislation to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines and agricultural land in Brazil as he strives to pull the economy out of a two-year recession, government sources said on Monday.