International

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 - 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.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Macri: Argentina's claim on the Falklands/Malvinas is “legitimate and irrevocable”

Argentina's historic claim on the Falkland Islands is “legitimate and irrevocable,” President Mauricio Macri said on Tuesday, April 2nd. at a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict with Britain.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 08:40 UTC
May will ask EU for another Brexit delay, and offers to work with Corbyn to break parliament logjam

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she would ask the EU to delay Brexit again to avoid Britain crashing out of the bloc next week, signaling she could accept a closer relationship with Europe to break months of political deadlock.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 08:33 UTC
Spanish bank cautious about Brexit but confident of solid growth in Latin America

Spanish bank Santander is expected to take a cautious stance on its British business in a strategy update on Wednesday, seeking to reassure investors after its aborted recruitment of former UBS banker Andrea Orcel as CEO.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 08:25 UTC
Argentina denies visas to Pakistan players attending a world championship

Pakistan futsal team on Sunday returned Lahore after being deported from Dubai after having stayed there for 24 hours en route to Argentina where the Green-shirts were scheduled to make their debut in the 12th World Futsal Championship which began on Sunday at Misiones.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 08:20 UTC
A “fundamental human right” of a man to have sex with his wife, argues English Justice

A British judge sparked criticism after he spoke in court about the “fundamental human right” of a man to have sex with his wife. Justice Hayden made the remark after being asked to consider imposing a court order preventing a man from having sex with his wife of 20 years, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Boeing told by FAA to try harder in improving the 737 MAX software

Boeing must perform more work on its proposed fix to 737 MAX aircraft before it can be submitted for review, US officials said on Monday, suggesting the planes could stay grounded a while longer. Additional work is needed “to ensure that Boeing has identified and appropriately addressed all pertinent issues,” a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said in a statement.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 - 09:42 UTC
BBC signs ten-year £300m deal with Discovery Channel

BBC has signed the biggest ever deal to sell its programs, agreeing to provide its landmark natural history shows to a new global streaming service run by the Discovery Channel for £300m. It is the “largest content deal the BBC has ever done” and will last for 10 years, director general Tony Hall said.
Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 - 07:28 UTC
Brexit: Parliament rejects all alternatives; Tuesday urgent cabinet meeting; new vote on Wednesday

Members of Parliament on Monday once again failed to find a majority on any alternative Brexit plan before them, leaving Britain's chaotic path towards leaving the EU mired in uncertainty less than two weeks before its departure date. Brussels has set Britain an Apr 12 deadline to agree to the divorce terms Prime Minister Theresa May has struck with the bloc, find an alternative or crash out of the European Union.