Stories for October 2018

Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:24 UTC
Jamaican economist will oversee Argentina's compliance of IMF accord

The International Monetary Fund has announced that Jamaican economist Trevor Alleyne will be the institution's representative in Argentina, after confirming it had decided to reopen an office in Buenos Aires, six years after leaving. The decision comes after Buenos Aires reached a deal with the IMF on the money supply, interest rates and an exchange rate framework.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:18 UTC
Brexit summit: “no ground for optimism”, says Tusk; “stand together and firm” PM May tells cabinet

Donald Tusk has poured cold water on hopes of a Brexit breakthrough at Wednesday's EU summit, saying the Irish border was still a sticking point. The European Council president said he had “no grounds for optimism” it would be solved at the summit and called on Theresa May to come up with “concrete proposals” to break the “impasse”.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:08 UTC
Falklands announces winners of the student competition to visit the Islands

The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile announce the winners of the 2018-2019 student competition to visit the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 07:44 UTC
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust announces a new Port Lockroy team for 2018/19

The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is delighted to reveal details of the quintet who will live and work at Port Lockroy on a remote island off the Antarctic Peninsula during the 2018/19 Austral Antarctic summer (November – March).
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 07:12 UTC
Uruguayan coach makes history for Gibraltar football in the UEFA League

Gibraltar created football history on Tuesday October 16 when they claimed victory over Liechtenstein coming from 1-0 behind to win 2-1 in their fifth group 4 match in League D. The second consecutive victory in the same week was Gibraltar’s first official competitive win on home soil in front of a sellout crowd.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 01:24 UTC
US dollar falls for seventh time in a row against Argentine peso, but inflation still among five worst

The US dollar fell Tuesday yet again, making it the seventh straight time the peso manages to recover due to the government's “cash-drought” measures. But that did not change the fact that According to the International Monetary Fund’s latest report, Argentina will have the fifth highest inflation rate in the world, which is expected to reach 41.5 by the end of the year..
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 19:13 UTC
Crash course for first-time passengers to overcome aviophobia helps AR increase sales

The “Animate a volar” programme, offered at no cost by Aerolineas Argentinas to people who suffer from aviophobia (flight fear) is one of the keys to the company's increase in ticket sales in the first three quarters of 2018, it was announced.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 18:41 UTC
Hauwa murdered by her captors in Nigeria despite ICRC efforts

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sadly confirmed the killing in Nigeria of midwife Hauwa Mohammed Liman by her captors “in a despicable act of cruelty.”
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 17:56 UTC
Latam to start serving Tel Aviv nonstop from Sao Paulo

A new Latam airlines flight originating in Santiago with a stop in Sao Paulo and nonstop to Tel Aviv thereafter has been announced to start operating December 13.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Francis canonizes Oscar Romero, ex archbishop of El Salvador killed by the military

A murdered Salvadoran archbishop associated with social justice and progressive theology was canonized over the weekend. The martyred Oscar Romero, former archbishop of San Salvador, was made a saint on Sunday morning, alongside six other canonized church figures, including Pope Paul VI.