Stories for 2017

Friday, November 24th 2017 - 17:51 UTC
Russia bans Brazilian pork shipments alleging presence of additive ractopamine

The Brazilian government will investigate claims by Russian authorities regarding the alleged presence of feed additive ractopamine in pork shipments, the agriculture ministry said in a statement earlier this week.
Friday, November 24th 2017 - 17:49 UTC
Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister to discuss Brexit in Northern Ireland

Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia traveled to Northern Ireland on Thursday to attend a number of meetings related to the United Kingdom and Gibraltar’s departure from the European Union.
Friday, November 24th 2017 - 09:43 UTC
Argentine minister admits inflation will end 2017 at 21%

Argentina's inflation rate will likely end the year above 21%, Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne told reporters on Thursday. The government previously estimated that consumer prices in Latin America's third-biggest economy would rise 17% in 2017.
Friday, November 24th 2017 - 09:36 UTC
Temer presents a “softer” pension reform bill hoping for its quick approval

A new version of Brazil’s unpopular pension reform bill presented on Wednesday would require fewer years of contributions by private sector workers to receive a pension, according a draft of the legislation that the government hopes will win approval in Congress.
Friday, November 24th 2017 - 09:21 UTC
“Brexit is madness” says Gibraltar CM: instead of looking to the future it looks to the past

Gibraltar’s presence in an increasingly interconnected world means it will not be isolated as a result of Brexit, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Spanish television, even as he described the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union as “madness”.
Friday, November 24th 2017 - 08:58 UTC
Argentine submarine crew families have been told their loved ones “are all dead”

Families of crew lost in the Argentine ARA San Juan submarine have been told their loved ones “are all dead” after an explosion on the day the vessel disappeared, according to reports. Family members claimed on Thursday they had already received phone calls from Navy officials telling them the entire crew had perished in a blast, believed to have taken place between 180m and 900m below the surface.
Friday, November 24th 2017 - 08:28 UTC
Falklands: next month Argentine families will know results of DNA tests at Darwin cemetery

The humanitarian mission to identify the Argentine unknown soldiers fallen during the South Atlantic conflict and buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery is reaching its end, and many families will finally know, after 35 years, where the remains of their loved ones rest, according to the Buenos Aires media.
Friday, November 24th 2017 - 08:02 UTC
Falklands receives port of Vigo experts to address port potential and development

A delegation of two technicians from the Spanish Port of Vigo are visiting the Falkland Islands with the aim of offering their informed opinions on potential port development. The Falklands has a close business relationships with the port as a result of long term joint business ventures with Spanish fishing companies, and the new Falklands longliner CFL Hunter was built there.
Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:58 UTC
Hammond's budget anticipates worsening economic forecast caused by Brexit

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer has outlined cautious spending plans to a nation bracing for the shock of leaving the European Union, amid a stream of worsening of economic forecasts that hampered room for giveaways.
Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:29 UTC
Missing submarine search returns to the point where the last contacts were made

Ships and planes hunting for the missing Argentine submarine with 44 crew members will return to a previous search area after officials said Wednesday that a noise made a week ago in the South Atlantic could provide a clue to the vessel’s location.