Stories for July 2018

Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 03:07 UTC
IACHR says death toll from Nicaraguan unrest up to 264

Anti-government protests in Nicaragua have led to a known death toll of 264, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday after four months of unrest, while some 1,800 people have been injured.
Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 02:49 UTC
Argentina withdraws reward offer to help find ARA San Juan

The Argentine Government has formalised the withdrawal of the reward offered to anyone who could find or provide meaningful information about the whereabouts of the submarine ARA San Juan, which went missing in the Atlantic Ocean on November 15, 2017.
Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 02:39 UTC
Spanish fishing boat “Dorneda” sunk in Argentine Waters

A Spanish fishing trawler sank in rough weather off Argentina’s coast and at least one crewmember died, Argentina's Navy said Wednesday. Twenty-five crewmembers were rescued and one was missing.
Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Lord Carrington dies. He resigned as foreign secretary when Argentina invaded the Falklands

Lord Carrington, a versatile British politician who held senior posts under Conservative prime ministers from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and who was secretary general of NATO in the last years of the Cold War, died on Monday. He was 99.
Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:47 UTC
China confident it can replace US soybeans with supplies from South America

China can increase soybean imports from other countries to reduce reliance on buying from the United States, the president of state grains trader COFCO said in an interview with the Communist Party’s official People’s Daily paper on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:39 UTC
Brazilian court has received 146 habeas corpus petitions on behalf of Lula da Silva

A top Brazilian court has received 146 habeas corpus petitions on behalf of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following a dramatic back-and-forth between lower court judges over whether he should be released from jail.
Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Facebook fined £500,000 in UK for failing to safeguard users' data

The chairman of the U.K. Parliament's media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook £500,000 for failing to safeguard users' data.
Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:15 UTC
UK funding to fight plastic pollution in St Helena and conservation projects in BOTs

The United Kingdom government has announced a package of funding and support for UK Overseas Territories. The new projects will see a scheme to reduce and monitor plastic pollution on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic and a new data collecting and reporting system for Montserrat to help create long-term sustainable fisheries.
Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:10 UTC
Heathrow is in World Cup fever and it pays off

London Heathrow Airport its busiest June on record, as more than 7 million passengers traveled through the UK’s hub (+5.4% vs June 2017). On June 26th Heathrow saw a 50% increase in the number of passengers traveling to Russia, compared to the same time last year, as fans traveled out for the football
Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 07:22 UTC
RAF centenary celebration fly-past gathers thousands in London

Thousands of people have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past of aircraft to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force. Almost 100 planes representing the RAF over the years flew over The Mall following a parade by personnel.