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  • Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 10:37 UTC

    Prince Charles will make an official visit to Cuba in March, as part of a Caribbean tour

    Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will make a four-day visit to Cuba during a wider tour of the Caribbean, Clarence House residence said

    Prince Charles will make the first-ever official British royal visit to Cuba in March, his office announced on Friday, to mark improving ties between the two nations. The heir to the throne and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will make a four-day visit to Cuba during a wider tour of the Caribbean, his Clarence House official residence said.

  • Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

    Jigger and trawler collide in Argentina's mile 201; crew rescued and heading for Montevideo

    This time of the year is squid season in the South Atlantic and the area experiences and intense traffic of licensed and non licenses jiggers

    A Chinese flagged jigger sank after colliding with a Spanish flagged trawler on Friday morning to the northwest of the Falkland Islands. All thirty crew members have been rescued by other fishing vessels, and are heading for Montevideo, according to the latest reports from the Argentine Coast Guard. The collision involved the jigger V Zhong Yuan Yu 11 and the trawler Pesca Vaqueiro, which went undamaged.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

    Netherlands mock Brexit with a giant Muppet-style monster

    The picture of the monster tweeted by Foreign minister Stef Blok, with the warning: “make sure Brexit doesn't sit - or lie - in your way”

    The Dutch government sees Brexit not as the elephant in the room but as a giant Muppet-style monster lying on a desk. That is the picture tweeted by Foreign minister Stef Blok, with the warning: “make sure Brexit doesn't sit - or lie - in your way”. There is a link to an official website where Dutch firms can see the potential impact of Brexit on their business.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

    Germany on the edge of recession following weak trade performance

    A weak trade performance dragged on the economy, and consumer spending remained subdued

    Germany's economy just about avoided falling into recession during the final three months of last year. Europe's largest economy registered zero growth during the fourth quarter of 2018, the country's Federal Statistics Office said. That means it avoided two consecutive quarters of contraction, which is the usual definition of a recession.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

    PM's May approach to Brexit talks again rejected in Parliament: 303 to 258

    The defeat has no legal force and Downing Street said it would not change the PM's approach to talks with the EU

    Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered another Commons defeat after MPs voted down her approach to Brexit talks. MPs voted by 303 to 258 - a majority of 45 - against a motion endorsing the government's negotiating strategy.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

    Trump ready to declare a national emergency to fund border wall: “lawless act”, warn Democrats

    Building the wall was a key election promise by Mr. Trump. But as president he has so far been unable to get the necessary funding to advance it

    US President Donald Trump is to declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. He will sign a border security bill to avert a government shutdown - but also act to bypass Congress and use military funds for the wall, a statement said.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 07:21 UTC

    “Venezuela should honor its debts obligations”, Russia reminds Maduro

    “These are international obligations. They must be respected,” Russian Finance minister Siluanov said

    Venezuela should honour its debt obligations to Russia despite the political situation in Caracas, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday. ”Russia hopes that Venezuela, even in case of a change of power in the country, will fulfil its obligations under the debt to Russia, Siluanov told reporters on the sidelines of the Russian Investment Forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 07:15 UTC

    End for a symbol of Europe technology: Airbus will cease production of the A380

    Hailed as the industrial counterpart to the Euro, the demise of a globally recognized European symbol coincides with growing political strains among partners

    The world’s largest airliner has run out of runway after Airbus decided to close A380 production after 12 years in service due to weak sales. The decision to halt production of the A380 superjumbo is the final act in one of Europe’s greatest industrial adventures and reflects a dearth of orders by airline bosses unwilling to back Airbus’s vision of huge jets to combat airport congestion.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 07:10 UTC

    Falkland Islands' Brexit costs considered in the House of Lords

    Lord Jones asked what assessment they had made of the Falklands’ EU exports, and the impact of World Trade Organization tariffs on Islands fisheries.

    The impact of Brexit on the Falkland Islands has been raised in the UK’s House of Lords, with Lib Dem Lord Nigel Jones tabling questions to the Foreign Office. Lord Jones asked the government what assessment they had made of the Falklands’ EU exports, and the impact of World Trade Organization tariffs on Islands fisheries.

  • Friday, February 15th 2019 - 07:08 UTC

    International Childhood Cancer Day 2019

    “Many countries are unaware of the extent of the childhood cancer burden,” says IARC Director Dr Elisabete Weider pass (Right)

    Each year, an estimated 215 000 cancers are diagnosed in children younger than 15 years, and about 85 000 cancers in those aged 15–19 years. These estimates are based on data collected by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) from population-based cancer registries around the world.