International

Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Refusal to publish Brexit deal triggers contempt of Parliament debate in Commons

The UK government may have broken Parliamentary rules by not publishing Brexit legal advice, the Commons Speaker has said. John Bercow said there was an “arguable case” that a contempt of Parliament has been committed.
Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 05:42 UTC
British PM May appoints Mark Menzies MP as Trade Envoy to Argentina

Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Mark Menzies MP as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Argentina. The announcement was made on Monday by the Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, in a message to both Houses of Parliament.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 14:25 UTC
Shinzo Abe, Mario Abdo Benítez formalise Japanese aid to Paraguay

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Paraguay Sunday afternoon to meet with President Mario Abdo Benítez and visit the local Japanese community. After a stopover in Uruguay, Abe, who became the first Japanese prime minister ever to visit Paraguay, was welcomed at the Silvio Pettirossi international airport by Foreign Minister Luis Alberto Castiglioni.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 13:43 UTC
Japan's doors open again to Uruguayan beef after Shinzo Abe's Montevideo stop

Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez met Sunday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Montevideo. During the encounter, both leaders signed an agreement which opened Japan's market to beef exports from the South American country after 20 years.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 10:42 UTC
Turkey, Paraguay close ties with presidential meeting in Asunción

The presidents of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Mario Abdo Benítez, of Paraguay, Sunday agreed in Asunción to join efforts against terrorism and transnational crime as well as to further commercial and business alliances between their two countries.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 08:43 UTC
Strong message from Merkel to Macri: How the world sees and expects Argentina to perform

She was the last to arrive, but together with French president Emmanuel Macron one of the most popular leaders during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Her official aircraft had to turn back because of communications problems so German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a commercial flight from Madrid directly to Buenos Aires, a day late for the inauguration but not for the other activities including a couple of outings in the Argentine capital.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 08:29 UTC
France fines P&O Azura US$ 110.000 for using fuel with a high content of sulfur

A court in Marseille fined an American master mariner US$ 110,000 for using fuel with a sulfur content measuring 0.18 percentage points above a disputed limit. It is the first ruling of its kind in France, and it is contrary to the French government's previous stance on sulfur content rules for cruise ships.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 07:48 UTC
President Xi on official visit to Argentina signs 30 agriculture and investment deals

China's president on Sunday signed new trade deals with Argentina as the Asian giant expands its growing role in Latin American economies. Presidents Mauricio Macri of Argentina and Xi Jinping of China announced the more than 30 agriculture and investment deals during a state visit following the Group of 20 summit of leaders in Buenos Aires.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 07:46 UTC
G20 Buenos Aires declaration calls for reforms to world trade system; US skips climate change chapter

In a joint declaration, the leaders of G20 nations on Saturday agreed to build consensus for fair and sustainable development through an agenda that is “people-centered, inclusive and forward-looking”.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 07:34 UTC
Far right party wins seats in Andalusia: first time since the death of Franco in 1975

A far-right party has won seats in a Spanish regional election for the first time since the country's military dictatorship ended in 1975. The Vox party took 12 parliamentary seats in Andalusia on Sunday, beating expectations that it would win five.