Stories for September 28th 2019

Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Opposition candidate wants to re-profile Argentine sovereign debt following on Uruguay's case in 2003

Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez indicated he would tackle the country's debt problem by adopting a strategy similar to that of Uruguay, which successfully extended its bond maturities in 2003.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
UN Human Rights Council sending a team of investigators to probe Venezuela

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday voted to send a team of investigators to probe alleged violations, including extrajudicial executions and torture, in crisis-wracked Venezuela.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Hundreds of women dress up as Eva Peron in support of Argentina's opposition

Women dressed as Eva Peron, old political anthems blaring in the streets, flash-mobs with step-perfect choreography - it's all part of the present-day cut and thrust of politics in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
The Dictionary of Falklands Biography Website, a new and expanding resource for the Islands' history

The website for the Dictionary of Falklands Biography is proving capable of significant expansion. Designed and established by Tom McAdam in 2018, the editor David Tatham and the researcher Stephen Palmer have used the freedom offered by a website in a number of ways.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Maduro claims Trump is seeking a regime change in Venezuela to divert attention from his impeachment

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is accusing Donald Trump of seeking a regime change in Venezuela as a way to divert attention from calls for his impeachment. Maduro made the statement on the return of his trip to Russia where he met President Vladimir Putin.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
El Salvador president asks for a second at the UN, so he could take a selfie

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, whose social media savvy helped win him power earlier this year, took a selfie before his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly, which he called “obsolete” and suggested scrapping.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
China opens the world's largest terminal airport which is to handle 170m pax by 2025

China's new US$ 11 billion mega airport has opened its doors, days before the country's 70th-anniversary celebrations. The Daxing International sea star-shaped airport in the capital Beijing was formally opened by President Xi Jinping and is the largest in the world.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
China slams Trump for the trade disputes but says Beijing will act in a calm, rational manner

China's top diplomat said on Friday that tariffs and trade disputes could plunge the world into recession and Beijing was committed to resolving them in a “calm, rational and cooperative manner.”
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Spanish company working for the CIA spied on Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London

A Spanish private security firm, which is under investigation in Madrid, spied on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of the CIA while he was inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, El Pais daily reported Friday.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Despite talks with UK envoy, EU and Ireland feel chances of a negotiated Brexit deal are fading

Hopes for a negotiated Brexit deal were fading on Friday as EU negotiator Michel Barnier separately met senior British and Irish ministers for another round of inconclusive talks. Britain is due to leave the European Union in less than five weeks.