Stories for November 10th 2018

Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 15:33 UTC
Falklands' support visit for veteran protesting treatment of his peers with PTSD

Falklands' conflict veteran Gus Hales, who has successfully protested against the treatment of combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, was visited this week by Member of Legislative Assembly Leona Roberts to express her support.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:48 UTC
Eleven bank robbers killed in a shootout with police in the northeast Brazil

At least eleven people were killed in a shootout with police after a bank robbery in the northeast region of Brazil, authorities said on Friday. The shootout occurred on Thursday night after police located the house where the alleged bank robbers were hiding after robbing a bank in Aguas Belas in the state of Pernambuco, reports Xinhua news agency.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:45 UTC
Brazilian meat packing tycoon and two ex agriculture ministers arrested

Police arrested a controlling shareholder of meatpacker JBS SA and two former Brazilian agriculture ministers on Friday in connection with an investigation into illegal campaign contributions. Joesley Batista, a member of the family that founded the world's largest meat processor, is expected to be held only temporarily, his lawyer André Callegari said. He declined to elaborate on the arrest order or the investigation.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:16 UTC
Argentina's central bank almost doubles currency swap with China

Argentina’s central bank said it would nearly double its currency swap deal with China, bringing the total to 130 billion Yuan (US$ 18.7 billion), as Beijing looks to expand its influence in the recession-struck country. Central Bank President Guido Sandleris, who was in China finalizing the agreement, said that the deal for 70 billion Yuan would be expanded by 60 billion Yuan, according to a bank spokesman.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Ecuador's ex president Correa denies having requested asylum in Belgium

A lawyer for former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa denied a report on Thursday that he had requested asylum in Belgium as he faces prosecution at home over a kidnapping case.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
Chilean ex Army chief convicted for complicity in death of 15 people during Pinochet's regime

A Chilean judge on Friday convicted the country's former army chief for complicity in the deaths of 15 people during the early days of Augusto Pinochet's military regime. Juan Emilio Cheyre, 70, was sentenced to three years and a day under house arrest following an enquiry by an investigating magistrate.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:00 UTC
British minister resigns and calls for the public to have a fresh say on Brexit

Jo Johnson has quit as Britain's transport minister and called for the public to have a fresh say on Brexit. The MP, who is Boris Johnson's brother but voted Remain in the referendum, said the deal being negotiated with the EU “will be a terrible mistake”.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
New Caledonia committed to protect 400.000sq km of the Coral Sea Natural Park

President Philippe Germain of New Caledonia committed to protecting 200,000 to 400,000 square kilometers of marine waters within the Coral Sea Natural Park, which the government established in 2014.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
Brexit dead end: reigniting the armed conflict in Ireland?

It was either ignorant or irresponsible for those campaigning for Brexit two years ago to claim that the Irish border would not be a problem. In fact, it may lead to a catastrophic ‘no deal’ Brexit in which the United Kingdom crashes out of the EU without an agreement of any kind.
Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 08:34 UTC
Why did Christians support the First World War?

One of the most difficult challenges for contemporary British Christians as we approach Remembrance Sunday is to understand why the Christians of a century ago were in general so hugely supportive of Britain's engagement in the Great War.