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  • Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 07:34 UTC

    Ex Uruguayan diplomat murders neighbor in London, a LGTB rights campaigner

    Julian Aubrey, left, was allegedly stabbed to death by Enrique Facelli

    A former Uruguayan diplomat has been sent to a secure psychiatric facility for killing his London neighbor after a long-running dispute. Enrique Facelli, who spent 18 years as cultural attaché at Uruguay's London embassy, was charged with the murder of LGBT rights campaigner Julian Aubrey, who lived in the same apartment building.

  • Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:20 UTC

    Amnesty makes abortion decriminalization debate in Argentina a worldwide issue

    An image of a coat-hanger, a stark symbol long-associated with unsafe and clandestine abortions, will highlight the deadly consequences of the current law

    Amnesty International has taken out a provocative advert that will appear in 134 countries on the eve of the vote to decriminalize abortion in Argentina. An image of a coat-hanger, a stark symbol long-associated with unsafe and clandestine abortions, will highlight the deadly consequences of the current law, and remind Senators that they have the power to save many lives by voting to decriminalize abortion.

  • Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:00 UTC

    “UK is and will remain a tier one military power”, after Brexit, Defense Secretary tells Washington

    “Britain leaving the EU has no impact in terms of the security and defense of Europe,” Mr. Williamson said in a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington

    British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson insisted on Tuesday that Britain's military will not be diminished after it leaves the European Union next year. “Britain leaving the European Union has no impact in terms of the security and defense of Europe,” Mr Williamson said in a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington.

  • Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:59 UTC

    Falklands' flag to fly all year round in Portsmouth

    A second pole could also be installed which would allow both the Union and Falkland flags to fly side-by-side

    Portsmouth could soon fly the Falklands flag all year round as a lasting tribute to all those who died to liberate the British territory 36 years ago. Plans are afoot to install a new flagpole outside the Falklands memorial in Old Portsmouth to allow the islands’ symbol to fly above the entrance to the city’s harbor.

  • Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:48 UTC

    US re-imposes first wave of sanctions on Iran; EU, China, Russia, India resist

    “We urge all nations to take such steps to make clear that the Iranian regime faces a choice”, President Donald Trump said in a statement on Monday.

    At midday on Tuesday, the first wave of U.S. sanctions suspended under the Iran nuclear deal will snap back into place, as the Trump administration tries to ramp up the economic pressure on Iran. But without partners in Europe, let alone buy-in from countries like Russia, China, and India, it's unclear how strong that pressure will be.

  • Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:45 UTC

    UK embassy in Uruguay co-organizes major agriculture academic competition

    Hackathon AGRO is an open competition for Uruguay teams of researchers, entrepreneurs and experts in Information Technologies, Agro and Business

    The British Embassy in Montevideo, Cuti, ARU and ANDE are co-organizing the third edition of Hackathon AGRO which will take place at Expo Prado 2018 on 14-16 September. Hackathon AGRO is an open competition for Uruguayan teams made up of researchers, entrepreneurs and experts in Information Technologies, Agro and Business.

  • Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:11 UTC

    Brexit deal chances are “60 to 40”; Liam Fox blames EC intransigence

    Mr Fox told the paper that he had not thought the likelihood of no-deal was higher than 50-50, but the risk had increased

    Liam Fox says the chance of a no-deal Brexit is growing, blaming the “intransigence” of the European Commission. The international trade secretary and Brexiteer put the chance of failing to come to an agreement at “60-40”. He told the Sunday Times that Brussels' chief negotiator had dismissed the UK's Chequers proposals simply because “we have never done it before”.

  • Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:01 UTC

    Spanish sea produce canning sector exports Euros 406 million in five months; 11% squid

    Canned tuna remains the main product marketed worldwide by the sector of canned and prepared products of the Spanish industry

    Exports of canned, semi-preserved and prepared fish and shellfish experienced an increase of 3.85% in volume and 7.41% in value during the first five months of this year compared to the same period of the previous year. Between January and May, Spain exported 86,732 tons valued at more than Euros 406 million, according to the canning association ANFACO-CECOPESCA.

  • Monday, August 6th 2018 - 06:45 UTC

    East Australia suffering worst drought in living memory: massive cull of livestock

    New South Wales with its fifth-driest July on record, has been hardest hit and about 99% of the state in officially in drought

    The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope and asking questions about their future. Record-low rainfall in some regions and successive seasons of above-average temperatures have blighted vast tracts of Australia's grazing and crop land.

  • Sunday, August 5th 2018 - 11:35 UTC

    Despite jail sentence, Lula nominated candidate for October's presidential election

    In a message from Lula read to the party convention in Sao Paulo, he said, “Brazil needs to restore its democracy”

    Brazil's leftist Workers' Party nominated its charismatic founder Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the upcoming presidential contest on Saturday despite him being imprisoned for corruption. In a message from Lula read to the party convention in Sao Paulo, he said, “Brazil needs to restore its democracy.” Although serving a 12-year sentence for corruption, Lula, 72, remains by far the frontrunner in opinion polls.