Stories for May 2018

Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
British Embassy in Buenos Aires launches call for project bids for 2018

The British Embassy is inviting all interested parties to submit their proposals for the British Embassy Buenos Aires Project Fund 2018. The British Embassy has been allocated program funds for UK financial year 2018/2019. The fund is part of the UK’s total Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment of 0.7% of GNI.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
Argentina Parana River returns to normal activity following release of grounded vessel

Grains shipping on Argentina’s Parana River was returning to normal on Saturday after a ship ran aground on Friday, causing delays, the head of Argentina’s Chamber of Port and Maritime Activity said.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:39 UTC
Falklands ferry terminal works; delays are anticipated

The Falkland Islands Public Works Department Highways Section announced in a release that they will be working around the Port Howard, (West Falkland), ferry terminal from Monday 7 May 2018 for approximately six weeks.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Falklands television and radio services outages on Monday and Tuesday

Residents of the Falkland Islands capital Stanley and surrounding areas are advised that TV and Radio services from Sapper Hill and the MW service from Mt William (island-wide) will be interrupted on Monday 7 May and possibly again on Tuesday 8 May, commencing at around 8am for the duration of daylight hours only.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:29 UTC
Argentina and China among the most vulnerable markets, says IIF

The markets of China, Ukraine, Argentina, South Africa and Turkey are the most vulnerable among all developing countries in terms of financing needs, reserve adequacy, asset valuation, institutional quality and trade resilience, according to a review by the analysts of the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Lead case in UK: Cambridge Analytica must turn in all personal information on a US academic

Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm. Data privacy activists say that it sets a precedent that would enable millions of other U.S. voters to request information that the company had collected on them.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:20 UTC
WHO claims 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants

Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal an alarming death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:15 UTC
Forum on gastronomy tourism organized by UNWTO, Thailand and the Basque Culinary Center

Following the success of the previous editions, the Government of Thailand and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Center, are organizing the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism, to take place from 30 May to 1 June 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:14 UTC
US Navy resurrecting Second Fleet to patrol US coast and north Atlantic

With tensions between NATO and Russia rising, the U.S. military is resurrecting a fleet to patrol the Atlantic Ocean and help respond to global contingencies. The U.S. Second Fleet will provide forces along the U.S. coast and in the northern Atlantic Ocean, according to Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, who made the announcement Friday during a change of command ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:06 UTC
Theresa May determined to deliver Brexit, but her cabinet remains divided, and so is opposition Labour

British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted she had the “determination to deliver Brexit” as she came under pressure from both wings of the Tory party to change course.