International

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 12:37 UTC

  Captain Castagnari's remains arrive in Río Cuarto - son thankful to Falklanders

  

  The remains of Argentine pilot Luis Darío José Castagnari, who died in combat during the 1982 Falklands War, arrived at his hometown of Río Cuarto in the province of Córdoba Wednesday afternoon.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:38 UTC

  Commons debate to be focused on Brexit's economic effects

  

  Brexit's economic effects will be the focus of a Commons debate later, as government whips work behind the scenes to gain support for Theresa May's deal. Ministers will say it creates a unique partnership with the EU, while Labour argues it will make people poorer.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands' connection of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pet dog Lupo

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge adore their pet dog, Lupo, and see him as a true member of their family – and now, the story behind how they got their beloved spaniel has come to light. After the royal couple held a Christmas party for RAF families at Kensington Palace, one of the guests spoke of her conversations with William and Kate – revealing that the pair had decided to get the dog to help Kate cope while William was away in the Falklands Islands.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:28 UTC

  Populism is not an ideology, it's a political technique which thrives on angry people

  

  Five of the world’s largest democracies now have populist governments, claimed The Guardian last week, and proceeded to name four: the United States, India, Brazil and the Philippines. Which is the fifth? At various points it name-checks Turkey, Italy and the United Kingdom, but it never becomes clear which. (And by the way, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is not a populist. He’s just a nationalist.)

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:14 UTC

  Russia drew Argentina's attention to Ilyushin-96 jets before G-20 Summit

  

  The Russian aircraft manufacturer Ilyushin has sought to attract Argentina's interest to purchase their Il-96 jets of various specifications, it was revealed Wednesday.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  Scottish Parliament voted to formally reject UK's draft Brexit deal

  

  The Scottish Parliament has voted by 92 to 29 to formally reject the UK government's draft Brexit deal. SNP, Labour, Green and Lib Dem members at Holyrood backed a motion rejecting the proposals, as well as the prospect of leaving without any deal. However, the parties have not come to a consensus on an alternative plan.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  French government suspends fuel tax, but protests continued across the country

  

  The French government's decision to suspend fuel tax and utility hikes on Tuesday did little to appease protesters, who called the move a “first step” and vowed to fight on after large-scale rioting in Paris last weekend.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Mexican president pressing foreign oil companies to show results

  

  Mexico’s newly inaugurated president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, AMLO, is turning up the heat on foreign oil companies to show results before he holds new auctions.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Guyana's tenth oil discovery makes her a future Latin American powerhouse

  

  Thanks to ExxonMobil’s run of success in oil exploration offshore Guyana, the country is on a path to becoming a Latin American powerhouse, Wood Mackenzie said. The super-major announced its tenth Guyana discovery this week, increasing the discovered recoverable resource in its Stabroek Block to more than five billion barrels.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:48 UTC

  UN seeking US$ 738m to help neighboring countries receiving inflow of millions of Venezuelan refuges

  

  The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking US$ 738 million in 2019 to help neighboring countries cope with the inflow of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, who have “no prospect for return in the short to medium term”.