International

• Wednesday, December 26th 2018 - 06:51 UTC

  Market analyst views Argentina, Brazil on path to recovery in 2019

  

  Argentina, Brazil and India lead the prospects of an economic recovery, according to Michael Hasenstab of Templeton Global Bond Fund Management.

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 14:24 UTC

  Venezuelan Navy repels oil exploring ship, triggers international diplomatic conflict with Guyana

  

  Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has demanded that Guyana respect its sovereignty after two ships of the transnational company ExxonMobil were repelled Saturday from what the Bolivarian Navy deemed to be their country's waters. But both the governments of the United States and of Guyana claim it was Venezuela who was in breach of international law.

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:50 UTC

  Merry Christmas from MercoPress

  

  MercoPress wishes a Happy Holiday Season to all its readers and sponsors!

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Hundreds killed and injured after tsunami hits Indonesian coastal towns

  

  At least 220 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit coastal towns on Indonesia's Sunda Strait government officials say. There was no warning of the giant waves which struck at Saturday night, destroying hundreds of buildings, sweeping away cars and uprooting trees.

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:23 UTC

  “Peace on earth and goodwill to all, needed as much as ever”, Queen's Christmas message

  

  The Queen will say in her Christmas Day broadcast that the Christian message of “peace on earth and goodwill to all” is “needed as much as ever”. She will say the message is “never out of date” and can be “heeded by everyone”.

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Xmas messages: Mrs. May praises the Armed Forces; Corbyn pays tribute to the Good Samaritans

  

  Theresa May has used her Christmas message to praise the work of the Armed Forces, particularly in Syria and after the nerve agent attack in Salisbury. The PM said UK forces had “continued to demonstrate why you are the finest in the world”.

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 08:37 UTC

  Putin calls on Mrs. May not to succumb to calls for a second Brexit referendum

  

  Vladimir Putin has urged Theresa May not to succumb to calls for a second referendum on Brexit. Speaking at his annual question and answer session with journalists, the Russian president questioned whether re-running a vote could be construed as democratic.

• Sunday, December 23rd 2018 - 14:18 UTC

  Volcano erupts, tsunami kills at least 222 in Indonesia - more tremors not ruled out

  

  A tsunami in Indonesia after the eruption of the Anak Krakatau Volcano killed at keast 222 people, while hundrerds more were reported either injured or missing, local authorities explained Sunday. They were cautious, though, since these are just preliminary figures.

• Sunday, December 23rd 2018 - 04:08 UTC

  Funds have been allocated to Argentina's Forensic Anthropology Team

  

  Last Thursday December 20, the Argentine ministry of Justice and Human Rights confirmed the transfer and payment order of the first of two outlays planned for the fiscal year, to the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, EAFF, which had complained a cut in funds.

• Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  A builder drove his van for six weeks with the winning ticket of a £76m jackpot

  

  A builder found the winning ticket for a £76m EuroMillions jackpot tucked in the visor of his van six weeks after the draw. Andrew Clark, 51, had a stockpile of lottery tickets in his Peugeot van.