Stories for March 2018

Friday, March 30th 2018 - 02:19 UTC
Venezuela sanctioned by Switzerland for human rights violations

Switzerland Wednesday aligned itself with other European countries by imposing sanctions on Venezuela for “human rights violations and
undermining the rule of law and democratic institutions,” the Federal Council announced.
Thursday, March 29th 2018 - 14:19 UTC
Falklands: Argentine professor visits Stanley and offers proposal to “end the dispute”

Argentine Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva, Marcelo Kohen, has studied disputes and resolutions in different parts of the world. Last Monday Kohen was in the Falkland Islands and at a public meeting in Stanley, he presented a proposal to put “an end to the dispute”.
Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 22:51 UTC
Moreno's government cuts Assange's internet access at London embassy

The Ecuadorean government of President Lenin Moreno has left Wikileaks founder Julian Assange without access to the internet at their embassy in London, it was reported Wednesday. The decision was made following Assange's recent activity on social media decrying the arrest of a Catalonian separatist leader.
Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 22:41 UTC
Gunsmith Viktor Kalashnikov passes away

Viktor Kalashnikov, son of the legendary Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, died in Izhevsk on March 27, the Izhevsk State Technical University announced on Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 22:26 UTC
Temer, presidential hopefuls condemn attacks on Lula in Parana

Incumbent president Michel Temer and candidates for this year's elections Henrique Meirelles (PSD), Manuela d'Avila (PCdoB), Marina Silva (Rede), Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) and Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB) Wednesday condemned the attack against the caravan of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) in the south of the country.
Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 22:08 UTC
Remains of ancient sloth unearthed by landslide in Mar del Plata

Local natural science museum handles yet a new finding of bones from the Chapadmalalense Age in the area.
Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 22:01 UTC
Lima Summit on as planned, says Peru's new president

Martin Vizcarra explained he received supporting phone calls from various regional leaders for the April gathering. Maduro's invitation is a matter for the Foreign Ministry to decide.
Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 14:18 UTC
Measles spreads again in the Americas

After being the first continent in the world declared free of measles in 2016, nine countries in the region have registered cases last year. With almost 900 cases, Venezuela was the most affected. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warns that the countries of the region should intensify their efforts to immunize the population and stop the spread of the disease.
Tuesday, March 27th 2018 - 15:21 UTC
Data scientist Christopher Wylie: “The Brexit would not have happened without Cambridge Analytica”

Christopher Wylie's specialty was to predict fashion trends before starting work at 17 for a Canadian politician, at 18 he participated in Obama's campaign to learn about his data management and later he helped to found Cambridge Analytica (CA), the consultant accused of misuse of data of about 50 million users of Facebook. However, Wylie said he feels regretful.
Tuesday, March 27th 2018 - 09:42 UTC
The World's Biggest Investors Have Lost $436 Billion In 2018

Wall Street is shocked, but it shouldn't be: Tariffs targeting China should have been a given, and now the market's tanking on trade war fears as if it just crept up on everyone, but Trump's been very clear on this.