Stories for 2019

Thursday, April 4th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Twin brothers in Brazil will have to pay paternity support for a girl

Twin brothers in Brazil are being forced to each pay child support after a paternity test was unable to confirm who the father of a newborn baby is. The identical twins refused to admit who the father of the baby girl was in an attempt to avoid making support payments.
Thursday, April 4th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Two billion people “over-nourished”: too much sugar, sodium and short on fruit, nuts and whole grains

One in five deaths globally are linked to poor diet, experts said on Thursday, warning that overconsumption of sugar, salt and meat was killing millions of people every year. The United Nations estimates that nearly a billion people worldwide are malnourished, while nearly two billion are “over-nourished”.
Thursday, April 4th 2019 - 08:49 UTC
Commons with one vote difference passes a bill asking to delay Brexit

The lower house of the British parliament on Wednesday approved legislation which would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a Brexit delay to prevent a potentially disorderly departure on Apr 12 without a deal.
Thursday, April 4th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Mrs. May and Corbyn further constructive talks scheduled for Thursday

The British government and the main opposition were to hold further crisis talks on Thursday after MPs voted in favour of a Brexit delay that would avoid Britain crashing out of the EU on Apr 12.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 19:15 UTC
Guaidó after the strip of his immunity: “Nothing is going to stop us”; leaders ask for military intervention

The ruling National Constituent Assembly (ANC) decided to withdraw parliamentary immunity to the opposition leader, President of the National Assembly (AN) and declared interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, who affirmed that nothing will stop him by ensuring that “there is no need to respond to an organism that does not exist. ” Opposition leaders expect to activate an article of the constitution that allows the AN to authorize a foreign military intervention in the country in order to withdraw “illegitimate” President Nicolás Maduro.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 18:19 UTC
Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man clash with Commons over financial transparency

Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are not represented in the House of Commons, yet MPs are being asked to change laws in the islands. Some have warned the move could spark a constitutional crisis, and even calls for independence. So can MPs actually force the laws - making company ownership information public - on the Crown dependencies?
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 09:34 UTC
“Malvinas Islands will finally be Argentine, through diplomacy”

“The Malvinas Islands will finally, through diplomacy, be Argentine”, said Argentina's Defense minister Oscar Aguad on Tuesday at the main ceremony on the start of the 37th anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict with the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 09:08 UTC
“Significant advance” in identifying the last ten combatants buried in Falklands

Scientific investigations into the ten body remains that are still pending of identification are advancing significantly, announced on Tuesday Argentina's Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism Secretary, Claudio Avruj in reference to the unmarked graves of combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands, a legacy of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Spanish sailor forcibly recruited in 1982 demanding his Malvinas veteran pension

Fernando Otero is the only Spaniard recognized by Argentina as a veteran of the 1982 war between the South American nation and the United Kingdom for sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, but his case could set a precedent for another 21 forgotten compatriots.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Eight-meter sperm whale found dead in Sardinia with 22kgs of plastic in its belly

An eight-meter sperm whale was found dead off the Italian island of Sardinia with 22kg of plastic in its belly, AP reported on Tuesday. The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) sounded the alarm over plastics in the Mediterranean Sea following the finding.