Stories for March 2019

Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:45 UTC
The Independent Group applies to become political party and field candidates for EU parliament election

The Independent Group (TIG) of MPs has applied to become a political party to take part in European elections in May if they go ahead. The group intends to call itself Change UK, and has named Heidi Allen as its interim leader.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:42 UTC
Extremism and “mental pollution” are a global problem and education must play its role, argues ex PM Blair

Extremism should be treated as a global problem like climate change, says Tony Blair, speaking about the role of education in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings. The former UK prime minister said there should be an international agreement to put teaching against extremism into education systems around the world.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:27 UTC
Brazil's Justice: Michel Temer hit with new corruption charges

Brazil's former president Michel Temer was hit with corruption charges on Friday, just a day after being charged in a separate graft case, the federal prosecutors office in Rio de Janeiro said.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:27 UTC
UK's The Grand Tour motoring program call Argentina “God's cesspit”

The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond has reignited the trio’s feud with Argentina by calling the country ‘God’s cesspit’. Jeremy Clarkson famously managed to rile millions of Argentines back in 2014 when he drove through Patagonia for an episode of Top Gear with a license plate number which read H982 FKL, sparking complaints the vehicle was referring to the Falklands War.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:24 UTC
Argentina's greatest basketball player with four NBA titles retires from the San Antonio Spurs

Emmanuel ”Manu” Ginóbili would have been happy to retire quietly without his team retiring his jersey, but San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said the humble Argentine has no choice but to accept with the same passion he gave to the game.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:22 UTC
Messi reacts to critics: “it's my family that suffers; my son asks me why are they killing me in Argentina”

Leonel Messi revealed on Friday how he struggles to deal with criticism of his performances for Argentina's national team in an exclusive interview with a local radio station, saying that even his six-year-old son was questioning why he was judged so harshly in his home nation.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:14 UTC
Shame on NASA: Lack of proper sized spacesuit impedes the first all female spacewalk

What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality after U.S. space agency NASA canceled the first all-female spacewalk due to a lack of a spacesuit in the right size. Anne McClain and Christina Koch had been due to step into history books in a spacewalk Friday, during the final week of Women's History Month.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:09 UTC
Argentina lawmakers want closer oversight of Chinese space tracking station in Patagonia

Argentine lawmakers have proposed legislation to boost oversight of a Chinese space tracking station that has stirred unease among local residents, fueled conspiracy theories and sparked concerns amongst critics about its true intent.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 06:47 UTC
Brexit: what are the options next Monday; EU ready for a UK “no deal crash out”

With British lawmakers rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third on Friday what could happen next? Britain is left with three general directions: back a deal, end up leaving with no deal or negotiate a long delay to work out a new strategy.
Friday, March 29th 2019 - 18:39 UTC
Montevideo: The most expensive city and the best place to live in Latin America?

The Uruguayan capital is the most expensive and the best to live in the region. At least that's what the studies of The Economist, which positioned Montevideo behind Mexico City in terms of cost, and the consultancy Mercer, which places the capital at the top of Latin American quality of life ranking, revealed in publications made this month. El País (Madrid) explains that Montevideo has a “crazy decadent charm”. However, why does this phenomenon occur?