Stories for June 19th 2018

Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
Volgograd invaded by flies and mosquitoes from nearby Volga river

A plague of small flying insects have caused chaos for fans, locals and the media in the city of Volgograd where England and Tunisia played on Monday.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 09:04 UTC
Maradona comes out in support of Messi and his missed penalty

Argentina’s Diego Maradona has come out to defend Lionel Messi after the Barcelona attacker missed a penalty in his team’s draw against Iceland on Saturday. Speaking to Telesur, the 1986 World Champion said: ”I missed five penalties in a row and I was still Diego Armando Maradona.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 09:02 UTC
Germany slammed by media; the team trained behind closed doors

Germany cancelled all media activities on Monday following their 1-0 defeat to Mexico in their 2018 World Cup opener on Sunday. The team trained behind closed doors while a news conference with former captain Philipp Lahm on Germany's bid for the 2024 European Championships was cancelled.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 08:58 UTC
Falklands' mobile services provider announces network improvement

The Falkland Islands Communications Regulator has reminded the public of changes coming this week to mobile services provided by Sure, which follows the switchover of existing services to the new mobile network.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 08:35 UTC
Argentina shores the Peso, stock market tumbles, ahead of 'Super Tuesday'

Argentina's peso rose sharply on Monday as a new central bank chief took his first moves to shore up the battered currency, while escalating fears of a damaging trade war between the United States and China drove Latin American stocks down. The Argentine peso jumped after the central bank said it will hike bank's reserve requirements in a move expected to tighten local-currency liquidity after the latest run on the peso.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 08:10 UTC
KPMG UK criticized for its “unacceptable deterioration” and will be subject to closer supervision

The auditing work of one of the world's “Big Four” accounting firms has been sharply criticized by the industry's watchdog. KPMG audits had shown an “unacceptable deterioration” and will be subject to closer supervision, the Financial Reporting Council said.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 07:15 UTC
Spain receives hundreds of rescued migrants but warns they will be dealt “according to our laws”

Hundreds of migrants were rescued by Spanish authorities in the Strait of Gibraltar in recent days, with authorities in Tarifa having to equip a municipal gym to accommodate them once on land. With reception centres increasingly under strain, Tarifa’s municipal authorities, working alongside the Guardia Civil, the police, the Red Cross and the Spanish maritime rescue service, have again stepped up to give the migrants shelter and ensure their basic needs are met.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 07:03 UTC
Deepening fears about the Irish border in a hard Brexit scenario, says Queen's University report

Fears are deepening on the Irish border over a hard Brexit, researchers showed. Almost half of residents are against a technological solution to customs checks, according to a study of those living on both sides of the frontier by Queen’s University Belfast academics.
Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 06:56 UTC
WHO releases new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11)

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing this Monday its new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The ICD is the foundation for identifying health trends and statistics worldwide, and contains around 55 000 unique codes for injuries, diseases and causes of death. It provides a common language that allows health professionals to share health information across the globe.