MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 14th 2019
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Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Migration and “Promoting the European Way of Life”, at the heart of EC controversy
The incoming European Commission chief has changed the title of her migration commissioner from “Protecting our European Way of Life” following criticism it had far-right connotations, an EU official said on Wednesday.
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Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Exceptional high tide and sewage causing untold damage in Venice
Dirty water swirls around marble tombs inside the 12th-century crypt of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, which suffered untold damage when an unprecedented high tide swept through the city. Pumps work overtime to clear the seawater from around the altar and under the pink and white stone arches, as the historic monument's custodians look on in sadness and anger.
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Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Tusk forecasts UK will become “a second-rate player” after it leaves the EU
Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a “second-rate player” after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
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Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Chilean bishops appeal for calm and recall what happens when the breakdown of institutions
In an appeal to the politicians and people of Chile, the Bishops’ Conference reminds them of what history teaches about the breakdown of institutions, urging all men and women of goodwill to put an end to the violence of every kind.
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Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Venezuela ex intelligence chief missing after Spanish court agrees to his extradition to the US
Venezuela's former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court-approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said on Wednesday
