Stories for January 3rd 2020

Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 18:14 UTC
Deminers resume work in Falklands following a road accident involving five of its members

Five members of the SafeLane demining team operating in the Falkland Islands were involved in a road traffic incident on December 21. John Hare of Safelane Global told Penguin News the vehicle was the second in a convoy of three.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Nisman's death controversy reignited: “there isn't a shred of proof” he was murdered, says president Fernandez

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday he doubts that a prosecutor who died two days after accusing former President Cristina Kirchner of a cover-up in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre committed suicide. But he insisted “there isn't a shred of proof” that Alberto Nisman was murdered, as his family insists.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:54 UTC
Argentina issues Treasury Bills, subscribed by the Central bank, to pay creditors

Argentina's new government announced the issuance of US$ 1.326 billion of dollar-denominated Treasury Bills, to be directly subscribed by the central bank, according to a decree in the Official Gazette on Thursday.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Guaido bids for reelection as Venezuelan parliament speaker on Sunday

After a tumultuous year in which he declared himself Venezuela's acting president and at times seemed close to toppling socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, Juan Guaido will bid for re-election as the parliament's speaker on Sunday.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands releases the socio-economic impact of oil and gas development in the Islands

The socio-economic impact of oil and gas development in the Falkland Islands has been the subject of a Government report. This is in anticipation of significant economic activity that will be generated by the potential development of the Sea Lion oilfield as well as planned capital projects.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Cuba's defense chief and family barred from US for supporting Maduro's regime

The State Department announced on Thursday it was barring Cuba's defense chief from entering the US, citing what it called human rights violations in supporting the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Brazil's 2019 trade surplus shrinks 20%, lowest since recession year 2015

Brazil’s trade surplus shrank 20% to US$ 46.67 billion last year, official data showed on Thursday, as upwardly revised exports in recent months failed to mask a widespread slump in overseas demand for Brazilian goods over the course of 2019.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Australian navy in emergency evacuation operations; PM Morrison jeered by bushfire victims

The Australian navy on Friday began evacuating around 1,000 people stranded on the east coast of the fire-ravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW).
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:35 UTC
“US president ordered the killing of Iran revolutionary Guards' commander”

US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who died in Baghdad “in a decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad”, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:19 UTC
Boris Johnson and English nationalism victory in the Brexit election: death knell for UK?

By Gwynne Dyer – Down on the turkey farm, the Scottish and Irish birds noticed the smiling man was holding a hatchet behind his back and hid. The Welsh turkeys looked confused and huddled together squawking. But the English turkeys marched bravely up to the chopping block, confident this would be a Christmas to remember.