Stories for 2019

Monday, August 19th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Peruvian peasants protest against Chinese oil company and set on fire offices

A building in a northern Peruvian town was set on fire on Friday in a protest against China National Petroleum Corp that devolved into clashes between police and demonstrators who want the company to make pledges to help the local community, an industry source said.
Monday, August 19th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Iceland unveils a plaque to the loss of the first of the country's glaciers

Iceland unveiled a plaque to its Okjokull ice sheet on Sunday, the first of the country's hundreds of glaciers to melt away due to climate change. Scientists see the shrinking of glaciers as one of many warning signs that the earth's climate is lurching towards dangerous tipping points.
Monday, August 19th 2019 - 08:58 UTC
Fernandez wants to renegotiate IMF loan terms, in current conditions Argentina can't repay its debts

Opposition candidate, Alberto Fernandez, said that Argentina would struggle under present conditions to repay a loan to the International Monetary Fund and he would seek to renegotiate the repayment terms, according to an interview published on Sunday by the newspaper Clarin.
Monday, August 19th 2019 - 08:51 UTC
UN Refugee Commissioner appeals for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed on Sunday for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries where they are overwhelming social services and sparking local tensions.
Sunday, August 18th 2019 - 10:19 UTC
Thousands join Scotland pro independence march in Aberdeen City

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Aberdeen in a pro-independence march. The All Under One Banner (AUOB) event went ahead on Saturday after a wrangle about the costs involved in policing the event.
Sunday, August 18th 2019 - 10:09 UTC
Macri reshuffles cabinet: Argentina has a new Economy minister

Argentine Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne resigned on Saturday, capping a week of market chaos that followed President Mauricio Macri’s stunning loss in a primary vote. Apparently, his resignation was on the table since last Tuesday.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Steel has been cut for the Royal Navy’s second Type 26 frigate, HMS Cardiff.

The ceremony held at BAE System’s shipyard in Govan this week, on the River Clyde, marks a milestone for the Global Combat Ship program. Minister for Defense Procurement, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, pressed the button to start the plasma-cutting machine to work on a plate of steel which will form part of the unit which holds stores.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
Falklands' wildlife recorded on the book “Britain's Distant Lands”

The author of the bestselling book Britain’s Treasure Islands is releasing a new work, with a section dedicated to the Falkland Islands. Britain’s Distant Lands by Stewart McPherson is a 208 page, landscape-format examination of the wildlife of all the UK Overseas Territories.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Maduro and Guaidó fight for the Venezuelan prized Citgo refineries in the US

The government of President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday nullified the newly named board of Venezuela’s prized Citgo refineries in the U.S. amid a political battle for control of the country, saying opposition leaders had no right to appoint them.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:09 UTC
Beware if traveling to US: airports clogged because of security systems outage

Thousands of travelers at US airports faced delays on Friday because of a nationwide outage of US Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) processing systems that lasted several hours.