Stories for February 2018

Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 10:19 UTC
North and South Korea parades together: rapprochement between leaders

In a symbolic act at the opening of the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, North and South Korea’s delegations marched together under the unification flag.
Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:30 UTC
Interpol facial recognition nets Slovak most wanted murder in Buenos Aires

Police in Buenos Aires have arrested an internationally wanted murder suspect after his image was identified as a likely match by INTERPOL’s facial recognition unit.
Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:26 UTC
New British ambassador presents Letter or Credentials to President Maduro

The British Ambassador to Venezuela, Andrew Soper, presented his Letter of Credentials to President Nicolás Maduro during a ceremony at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.
Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:18 UTC
Falklands government comment on a reported visit to the Argentine Cemetery

The Falkland Islands elected government has reacted to a raft of reports from Argentina announcing a trip to the Islands, sometime in the second half of March by the relatives of the 88 soldiers, buried at Darwin cemetery, which have been recently identified by a team of forensic experts working under the International Red Cross Committee.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:26 UTC
Fed member forecasts three interest rate hikes this year

The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to continue removing policy accommodation gradually and could hike rates three times this year, Dallas Fed President Robert S. Kaplan told a business conference in Frankfurt on Thursday.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:23 UTC
US extends Timerman a new visa who can now fly to New York

United States handed this week a new visa to Argentina's ex foreign minister Hector Timerman, after having revoked the document almost a month ago. Current foreign minister Jorge Faurie was instrumental in obtaining the visa, according to Buenos Aires diplomatic sources.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:18 UTC
Brazilian current soy crop estimated at 110.4m tons, but 3.2% less than last year

In their latest monthly report, Conab (National Supply Company) increased their estimate of the 2017/18 Brazilian soybean crop by 1.2 million tons and they slightly increased their Brazilian corn estimate. Conab is now estimating the 2017/18 Brazilian soybean crop at 110.4 million tons which is 1.2 million tons more than last month's estimate (109.1 million tons). If realized, the 2017/18 crop would be 3.6 million tons lower than the 114.0 million tons produced last year (-3.2%).
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:10 UTC
Essential EU poly-lingual staff for UK inbound tourism at risk with Brexit

The CEO of the European Tourism Association, ETOA, Tom Jenkins told Parliament that Brexit is already harming the inbound travel industry, damaging productivity and asked for assurances that hiring non-UK EU workers remains free from bureaucratic burdens, since language skills are particularly important in the industry.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:00 UTC
Five European countries have become a top travel destination for the US

Europe is once again a top travel destination for Americans. Five European countries, Italy, Ireland, France, Iceland and the United Kingdom, comprised half of the top 10 spots for vacation plans in 2018.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 19:58 UTC
Cancelled Machu Picchu airport triggers international dispute between Peru and contractors

The Peruvian-Argentine consortium Kuntur Wasi said that it plans to sue Peru in an international arbitration court after failing to reach a deal with the government over the cancellation of its US$525 million Chinchero airport project.