Stories for 2018

Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Growing demand for a second referendum on Brexit, but time is running out

Calls for a second referendum on Brexit are mounting as Britain approaches the last six months before leaving the EU - but the sands of time could be running out for diehard Remainers. London Mayor Sadiq Khan became the latest big name to call for a vote, joining former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major and celebrities like football star Gary Lineker.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Scallop war over: French and UK fishermen reach an agreement

French and British fishermen agreed Monday to end their battle over access to scallop-rich waters in the English Channel, three weeks after the long-simmering conflict flared into a high-seas confrontation. The new deal is hoped to bring to a close the years-long “Scallop Wars” over fishing the prized mollusks in the fertile waters off the Baie de Seine area of Normandy in northwest France.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:24 UTC
Judge indicts ex president Cristina Fernandez and asks for her arrest

An Argentine federal judge indicted former President Cristina Fernandez on Monday and asked for her arrest for allegedly heading a corruption scheme that collected bribes from business leaders in exchange for public work contracts.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Brazil's presidential race polarizing between Bolsonaro and Haddad, according to latest poll

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro held a solid lead ahead of the October 7 election following a near-fatal stabbing, but Workers Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad emerged in second place, signaling a potential polarized right-left runoff, a poll showed on Monday.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:12 UTC
UK tests life-saving chemical detection robots and drones

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by British troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 06:56 UTC
Argentine Peso recovers on an IMF support message and budget presentation to Congress

Argentina's battered Peso currency inched higher and the risk of its bonds defaulting declined after the government unveiled its budget plan and the IMF said “important progress” had been made on revamping the country's standby loan agreement.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:18 UTC
RFA Mount Bay in the Caribbean, ahead of tropical storm Isaac

The United Kingdom has deployed a team of specialists to the Caribbean to help mitigate the impact of impending storms threatening British Overseas territories. According to Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson, 87 engineers, medics, maritime experts and other specialists have joined the regular crew of RFA Mounts Bay, which is the mobile hub of the British relief effort.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Bolsonaro sends message from hospital bed and accuses rival PT of willing to win through fraud

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro attacked the rival Workers Party (PT) and raised the prospect of voter fraud in an address on Sunday from his hospital bed in Sao Paulo, where he is recovering from an assassination attempt.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
UK/Argentina hold antimicrobial resistance scientific seminar in Buenos Aires

Scientists from different British universities, Argentine researchers and representatives of the organizing agencies took part this week in Buenos Aires in a seminar organized jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) from the UK, and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Falkland Islands Seven (and main) Wonders for Visitors: the spectacular wildlife

Perhaps fittingly the King Penguin was chosen as number one in the Falkland Islands Tourist Board’s (FITB) 7 Wonders of the Falklands survey. Over the last three months FITB has asked past and present visitors to the Islands, as well as residents, what they would consider to be their seven wonders.