Stories for January 2019

Friday, January 11th 2019 - 08:09 UTC
Falklander leads Shackleton's “Endurance” search team in Weddell Sea

Following on from Penguin News’ interview last week with Islander Mensun Bound, who was involved in the search for the Argentine submarine Ara San Juan, Mr Bound spoke of his current project, the search for Shackleton’s ship Endurance.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 18:12 UTC
Paraguay breaks relations with Venezuela on the day of the Maduro’s takeover

Mario Abdo Benítez, president of Paraguay, announced on Thursday the rupture of diplomatic relations with Venezuela after threats from the Venezuelan president in response to the repudiation of his new mandate by the Lima Group, of which Paraguay is a member.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 10:03 UTC
Claims of Uruguayan ruling coalition involvement in money laundering with Chavista regimes

Uruguay and Bolivia will be the only South American countries attending this Thursday the inauguration of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro for a second five year mandate. A regime which has become an increasingly international pariah for its non democratic practices, human rights abuses, and disastrous management of the economy creating a major humanitarian crisis with food and essential pharmaceutical shortages while some three million of Venezuelans have fled the country in desperation.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
China/US technical trade talks end with “understanding of each others' concern”

Trade talks between China and the United States this week were extensive, and helped establish a foundation for the resolution of each others' concerns, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday, but gave no details on the issues at stake.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Macri and Cristina Fernandez polarize political scenario, but a moderate opposition figure is emerging

With some eight months to the Argentine primaries when presidential hopefuls for the October election to reelect or oust Mauricio Macri will be chosen, pollster Opinaia, shows that most pre-candidates have a greater negative than positive image. This is possible because of the disenchantment of Argentines with their political system and economic situation.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
World's biggest vehicle market faces first annual sales fall in twenty years

Car sales in China, the world's biggest vehicle market, have seen their first annual fall in twenty years. Sales fell 6% to 22.7 million units in 2018, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Coalition of rightwing parties will rule Andalusia for the first time in 36 years

A coalition of rightwing parties will rule Spain's most populous region, Andalusia, for the first time in 36 years under a deal with the far right. The conservative Popular Party (PP) will rule along with the centre-right Citizens.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Second defeat of May's Brexit deal in Commons vote: several Tories crossed lines

Rebel Conservative MPs joined forces on Wednesday with Labour to inflict a fresh blow on Theresa May's government in a Commons Brexit vote. It means the government will have to come up with revised plans within three days if Mrs May's EU withdrawal deal is rejected by MPs next week.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Trump walks out of meeting with Democrats failing to lift the government shutdown

President Donald Trump has walked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders as negotiations broke down on the 19th day of a US government shutdown. The Republican president ended talks after Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer stuck by their refusal to fund his planned US-Mexico border wall.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Maduro threatens the “Lima Cartel” with the most crude and energetic diplomatic measures

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday warned he could take “diplomatic measures” against Latin American nations that signed a statement last week describing his second term, which starts on Thursday, as illegitimate.