Stories for February 2019

Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:41 UTC
Sounds of revolt in Mrs May cabinet: a no-deal Brexit must be taken off the table

Theresa May is facing the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on her Brexit negotiations. Three say they will resign unless the PM agrees to take no-deal off the table, and there are suggestions that more are prepared to follow suit.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:36 UTC
Mexico disappointed indigenous actress Yalitza was left out of the Oscars' celebration

Cheers echoed through Mexico City’s Roma district when the eponymous film by Alfonso Cuaron won three Oscars on Sunday, but revelers let out a disappointed sigh when best actress didn’t go to the indigenous star of the ode to 1970s life in the capital. In a payback for Cuaron’s black-and-white tribute to growing up among 1970s Roma’s handsome villas and apartment blocks, city officials set up giant screens in a park to watch the live broadcast from Los Angeles.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:29 UTC
Falklands' government announces visit of Argentine next of kin on 13 March

The Falkland Islands elected government announced on Monday the visit of Argentine next of kin scheduled for 13 March. The release states that following the identification of a further 18 unknown Argentine soldiers, buried at the Argentine military Cemetery at Darwin, a private charter is due to arrive at Mount Pleasant Airport on Wednesday 13 March.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:13 UTC
UK's third next generation nuclear deterrence sub will be named HMS Warspite

The greatest name in the history of the Royal Navy in the 20th Century will be resurrected in the 21st. The third next-generation nuclear deterrence submarine will be named HMS Warspite, Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced on Monday, carrying on the tradition of breathing new life into first-generation hunter-killer names.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:02 UTC
UK should end control of Chagos Islands “as rapidly as possible” says International Court of Justice

UK should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean “as rapidly as possible”, the UN's highest court has said. Mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands - now a British overseas territory - in 1965 in exchange for independence, which it gained in 1968.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Cubans ratify new one-party socialist constitution with modest economic and social changes

Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system as irrevocable while instituting modest economic and social changes, according to the national electoral commission.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Another blow for the Catholic Church: Cardinal Pell found guilty of sexually assaulting choirboys

Australian Cardinal George Pell who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet for dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday

United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday before their previously announced talks the next day, the White House said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:46 UTC
Re-evaluation of weed-killer glyphosate will be announced in Brazil on Tuesday

Brazil’s health agency has concluded a re-evaluation of the safety of the weed-killer glyphosate, the most widely-used agriculture chemical in the country, and will present the findings and recommended guidelines for its future use on Tuesday, an official said.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Education purge in Brazil: national anthem and Bolsonaro's campaign slogan in all schools

Brazil’s new right-wing government requested on Monday that schools film their students singing the national anthem and that a message including President Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign slogan be read aloud to classes.