Stories for April 17th 2019

Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 15:36 UTC
Alan García dies after shooting himself before being arrested

Perú’s former president, Alan García, died in a hospital on Wednesday at noon after shoting himself in the head when he was to be arrested by the police at his home in Lima.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 13:19 UTC
Former ex-president Garcia shoots himself when police tried to arrest him

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia shot himself early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, a police source said.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 10:04 UTC
Nancy Pelosi visiting Ireland warns about “any weakening” of the Good Friday Agreement

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has begun an official visit to the Republic of Ireland. Speaking on the eve of her visit, she said there would be “no chance whatsoever” of a post-Brexit trade deal between the US and UK if there were any weakening of the Good Friday Agreement.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Argentina's inflation 54.7% in 12-months; more monetary “contraction measures” and support from IMF

Argentina's inflation rate accelerated for the third straight month in March, the government statistics agency said on Tuesday, prompting the central bank to unveil fresh measures to temper raging inflation and protect the embattled peso currency.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Galicia calls on Madrid for a fisheries agreement with UK to ensure access to Gran Sol and Falklands fisheries

The regional Xunta of Galicia has called on Madrid to ensure that Brexit negotiations, and in the event of a hard withdrawal, access to the North Atlantic Gran Sol and Falklands fisheries is guaranteed.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Qatar Petroleum wins five offshore blocks in Argentina's South Atlantic basins

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has won exploration rights in five offshore blocks in the North Argentina, and Malvinas West basins in Argentina. The winning bids were announced on Tuesday by Argentina’s Secretariat of Government of Energy (“SGE”) at the end of a public tender process that started in November 2018.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
China interested in more Brazilian meat and increasing investment

China is planning to allow more Brazilian meat imports following high-level talks set for May, the Chinese ambassador to Brazil said on Monday. Yang Wanming declined to comment on how many meat processing plants could be approved to export to China but said the issue would be discussed when Brazil Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias travels to China in May.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Five years to rebuild Notre Dame, says Macron: “people will join to repair the national symbol”

President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that France would rebuild the fire-devastated Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying he hoped the work would be done in five years and the French people would pull together to repair their national symbol.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Another scandal brewing in Brazil? Supreme Court silences critics: search and seizure in a news website

Brazil’s Supreme Court drew fire on Tuesday for silencing its critics with a confidential criminal case targeting the press, pundits on social media and even a retired Army general close to President Jair Bolsonaro.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Dissident Labour and Tory MPs register as “Change UK”, and plan to participate in EU elections

The Electoral Commission has approved The Independent Group's application to register as a political party. The group - made up of 11 former Labor and Tory MPs who their parties in February, will become Change UK. The approval means they can put forward candidates in the European elections due to take place on 23 May - if the UK has not left the EU by then.