Stories for 2019

Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Bolivia votes on Sunday, but Morales 13-year in office seems to have lost its magic

Bolivia's Evo Morales will seek a controversial fourth term as president on Sunday when voters head to the polls in what is expected to be a tight race for the once-popular left-wing leader. Morales is already the longest-serving president in Bolivian history, having been at the helm for 13 years, and its first indigenous president.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Argentina awards hydrocarbons exploration licenses in the West Malvinas basin

The Argentine government awarded ENI Argentina Exploración y Explotación; Tecpetrol, and MEMPLO, a subsidiary from Japan's Mitsui hydrocarbons licenses to explore an offshore area. MLO/124 in the so-called West Malvinas basin.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Santiago on fire and with no transport and Piñera in a family party at a pizza parlor

The Chilean government established on Friday night a state of national emergency in the capital Santiago and surrounding areas following extensive arson, rioting and looting in the city by students protesting transport fares, particularly subway fares, which are considered among the most expensive in the region.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Honduras president brother convicted in New York for drug trafficking

A New York court convicted the Honduran president's brother of drug trafficking Friday, a verdict immediately rejected by the Central American leader as opponents called for his resignation.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Who runs the country? Drug cartels outshoot Mexican military who back down on presidential orders

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador struggled on Friday to explain his government's capitulation to organized crime after Mexican authorities buckled in the face of an armed campaign of terror and released drug kingpin Ovidio Guzmán López just hours after capturing him.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Scottish First Minister believes Labour MPs will help pass Boris Johnson's Brexit bill

Nicola Sturgeon has warned Labour MPs that it would be the “end” for the party in Scotland if they help pass Boris Johnson's Brexit bill. Scotland's first minister was speaking ahead of a special Saturday sitting of Parliament - the first in 37 years.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Two NASA astronauts make history as they complete the first spacewalk by an all-women team

A giant leap for womankind! Two NASA astronauts made space history on Friday as they completed the first-ever spacewalk by an all-woman team. The historic extravehicular activity (EVA) officially began once both astronauts switched to battery power in their spacesuits, was guided by veteran NASA astronaut and capsule communicator (CAPCOM) Stephanie Wilson on the ground and fellow astronauts Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan located on the International Space Station.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 17:41 UTC
Thousands of Spanish jobs depend on the Falkland Islands fishery

The close links between the Falkland Islands and the Galician fishing and shipbuilding industries were outlined by James Bates, Executive Secretary of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association, (FIFCA), who recently attended the Conxemar 2019, in Vigo, Galicia, the largest frozen seafood exhibition in Europe after Brussels.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 11:08 UTC
Alliance re-elected in Gibraltar

The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and Liberal Party alliance, led by Fabian Picardo, has been elected for a third term of office.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:59 UTC
UK assurances to the Falklands in the event of a “no deal” Brexit

In the event of a 'no deal' Brexit the UK Government assures it will, “seek to negotiate the best possible access to the EU market for Falklands fish and meat products as part of the future relationship with the EU.”