Stories for April 11th 2019

Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 23:59 UTC
UN warns that Julian Assange would face serious violations of human rights in the US

For the United Nations (UN), the United Kingdom arrested “arbitrarily” WikiLeaks’s co-founder, Julian Assange, on Thursday and warned that by allowing his arrest, Ecuador has put the Australian journalist at risk of being extradited to the United States, “Exposing him to the risk of serious violations of human rights.”
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 22:25 UTC
Assange arrested in London after Ecuadorean asylum is revoked; agreement not to extradite him to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police and carried out of the Ecuadorean embassy on Thursday after his South American hosts abruptly revoked his seven-year asylum, paving the way for his possible extradition to the United States.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 17:56 UTC
Argentina chairs the World Wine Trade Group in London, amidst record numbers of observers

Under the current Argentine Presidency, the meeting of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) is being hosted in London over the course of today and tomorrow.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 15:58 UTC
Uruguay: ANTEL, Nokia Complete First 5G Commercial Network in Latin America

As 5G rollout continues to accelerate, three more announcements have been made, beginning with the news that Nokia and ANTEL, the Uruguayan state-owned operator, have successfully completed the installation of the first 5G commercial network in Latin America.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
EU27 agree to a Brexit deal six-month extension until October 31

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday agreed to an EU offer of a six-month delay “flexible extension” to Brexit, EU Council President Donald Tusk said. “EU27/UK have agreed a flexible extension until Oct 31. This means additional six months for the UK to find the best possible solution,” Tusk tweeted, at the end of a summit in Brussels.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Seeing the unseeable: This is the very first picture of a black hole

A world-spanning network of telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope zoomed in on the super-massive monster in the galaxy M87 to create this first-ever picture of a black hole.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
The Trouble with Argentina’s Economy

With sustained economic growth, Argentina would be able to avoid another debt crisis. Although there are no silver bullets to put the economy on a more stable path, changing current macroeconomic policies would at least give the country a chance.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Brazil' finance minister optimistic about pension reform and privatizations

Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Wednesday he is “optimistic” that Congress will pass a pension reform bill that will generate savings of 1 trillion reais (US$ 261.68 billion) over 10 years, in line with the government’s ambitious proposal.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Cuba ratifies support for its ally Venezuela, “despite US blackmail”

Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro said on Wednesday Cuba would never abandon its ally Venezuela despite US “blackmail”, even as the Trump administration threatened more sanctions over its support.
Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Venezuelan Assembly representative takes his post at OAS

The new Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the Organization of American States (OAS), Gustavo Tarre, on Wednesday presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the hemispheric institution, Luis Almagro.