MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 10th 2018
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Monday, December 10th 2018 - 06:33 UTC
70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights reaches its 70th anniversary on Monday, a chance to highlight the many important breakthroughs brought about by the landmark UN document, and to remind the world that the human rights of millions are still being violated on a daily basis.
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Monday, December 10th 2018 - 06:02 UTC
Mrs. May expected to lose the Tuesday vote on her Brexit deal, but will stay on
Commons vote on Tuesday will not be delayed, the Brexit Secretary has said, amid growing calls for the PM to go back to Brussels to renegotiate. Stephen Barclay also said Theresa May could stay in post if, as expected, MPs reject her Brexit plan.
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Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:51 UTC
US/China trade negotiations have a deadline: March first, says Lighthizer
U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a “hard deadline” after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers.
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Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:38 UTC
Brazil incoming energy minister favors nuclear and wind power; “hydro has reached its limit”
Brazil’s incoming mines and energy minister, Bento Albuquerque, supports more nuclear and wind power development to diversify the country’s energy matrix, while saying hydropower had reached its limit, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported.
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Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:30 UTC
Ecuador expects to renegotiate debt with China; president off to Beijing
Ecuador plans to renegotiate the terms of its debt to China, President Lenin Moreno said ahead of a trip to Beijing, adding that a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for additional financing was possible.
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Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:05 UTC
Chile pulls out of controversial UN migration pact
Chile has become the latest country to pull out of a controversial United Nations migration pact, its interior ministry indicated, provoking fury among opposition parties who accused Sebastian Piñera's government of “shameful and authoritarian” behavior.
