Stories for November 23rd 2018

Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 17:49 UTC
Cuba agrees to discuss human rights with Spain

The governments of Spain and Cuba Thursday signed a memorandum of political consultations in Havanna which clears the path to talks regarding human rights, it was reported.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 10:46 UTC
Bolsonaro picks army philosopher for Education Minister job

Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, Thursday announced he has chosen Colombian-born philosopher Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez as his future Education Minister.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 10:10 UTC
Nobody hurt as Peruvian airliner crash-lands at La Paz

A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737-500 registered OB-2041P, coming from Cuzco, crash-landed Thursday morning at La Paz's El Alto airport after problems with its undercarriage, it was reported.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 09:45 UTC
Argentina: waiting for a strong agriculture recovery to help end recession

The industrial production in Argentina dropped 4.8% in October compared to the same period a year ago, accumulating a seven-month consecutive slide, according to the Center of Economic Studies from Orlando Ferreres. Between January and October manufacturing activity registers a 3.5% contraction relative to the same period in 2017.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 09:44 UTC
New Zealand promotes trade and farm expertise with Argentina and Uruguay

Farmers, dairy product manufacturers and trade representatives in Uruguay and Argentina are hearing a New Zealand take on current agricultural issues this week.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 08:59 UTC
May and Macri will announce the Falklands' second commercial flight with a stopover in Cordoba, insists Ambito

The Argentine financial newspaper Ambito Financiero is insisting with its version of the agreement reached on the second commercial flight of the Falklands to the region, which is anticipates will be formally announced by president Mauricio Macri and UK Prime Minister Theresa May when they meet next 30 November in Buenos Aires in the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 08:24 UTC
Royal Navy retains patrol ships for Fishery Protection in post Brexit scenario

UK Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has secured the protection of British home waters by announcing he will retain three of the Royal Navy’s patrol ships. The future of the Batch 1 Offshore Patrols Vessels (OPVs), HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn, which currently support the Fishery Protection Squadron, have been secured ahead of the Brexit negotiations for Britain to withdraw from the European Union.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 07:41 UTC
Argentina announces the name of its 104 combatant buried in the Falklands

Argentina announced the full name of the 104th combatant whose remains are buried in the Falkland Islands Argentine military cemetery at Darwin. According to the Human Rights Secretariat, conscript Fabricio Edgar Carrascull, born in Cordoba province was 18 when he died at the Goose Green battle on 28 May 1982.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 07:00 UTC
New long-necked dinosaur species identified in southern Brazil

Scientists Wednesday announced they were able to determine dinosaur skeletons found five years ago belonged to the oldest long-necked dinosaur in Brazil, which was previously unidentified.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 04:47 UTC
British Museum asked to return Eastern Island monolith

A delegation from the Chilean Easter Island early this week has asked the British Museum in London for the return of an iconic statue believed to date from around 1200 AD and even offered to replace it with a replica carved from stone by a contemporary artist.