Stories for October 22nd 2018

Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 18:50 UTC
Costa Rican official estimates 30,000 Nicaraguans have sought refuge in six months

Costa Rica's Migration Director Raquel Vargas Jaubert said in a TV interview on Sunday that the number of Nicaraguans who have fled to Costa Rica in the past six months is of no less than 30.000 people.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 18:39 UTC
Norwegian WWII resistance hero Joachim Ronneberg dies at 99

A Norwegian resistance fighter who thwarted Nazi Germany's nuclear weaponry project died Monday at the age of 99.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:45 UTC
“Worse than a crime, a blunder”. No surprises if the Saudi family removes the Crown Prince

If Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), really did sent a hit team to Turkey to murder dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago, what will happen next? Perhaps history can help us here.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Conservative “jitters” about Brexit, admit Mrs. May's most loyal ministers

The Brexit Secretary has said he understands Conservative “jitters” about EU negotiations but urged British MPs to hold their nerve as talks continue. “The end is in sight in terms of a good deal, the prize we want,” Dominic Raab said, asking them to “wait and see”.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Tristan albatross threatened by super sized mice in Gough island; an eradication campaign planned for 2020

Super-sized mice are killing millions of seabird chicks on a remote island in the South Atlantic, threatening some rare species with extinction. According to a study from the RSPB, the mice have learned to eat the eggs and chicks of the many millions of birds that make Gough Island their home.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:00 UTC
Qatar will contract cruise vessels with 20.000 rooms to host 2022 World Cup fans

Qatar could accommodate thousands more football fans on cruise ships during the 2022 World Cup than previously estimated, leading organizers in the emirate have revealed. An official with the country's largest hotel owner, Katara Hospitality, confirmed on Sunday that up to 20,000 rooms on ships would be made available to supporters in four years' time.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 06:57 UTC
Argentine Pope “thumbs down” to the IMF agreement and austerity

Argentina's powerful teamsters union organized on Saturday a well attended march to the Cathedral of Lujan under the rallying call of ”bread, peace and work (jobs)”, which concluded with a mass, homily and strong message from Archbishop Agustin Radrlzzani, the only speaker at the event.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 06:42 UTC
Identification process of Argentine remains in the Falklands will be praised by Red Cross in Geneva

Next month, on the 21st the International Committee of the Red Cross will be holding a special ceremony in Geneva to acknowledge the identification process of the unknown Argentine combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands, a legacy of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 06:38 UTC
Thousands flood central London in support of a new Brexit referendum

An estimated 700.000 protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to call for a new referendum on Britain's departure from the European Union. Organizers want the public to have a final say on the government's Brexit deal with the EU, arguing that new facts have come to light about the costs and complexity of Britain's exit from the bloc since Britons voted to leave in 2016.