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International

  • Friday, November 16th 2018 - 11:59 UTC

    Two brothers arrested in Buenos Aires likely to be linked to Hezbollah

    The Abraham-Salomón bothers were knowledgeable in the use of Russian-made AK-47 rifles and had travelled several times to different points of the Middle East.

    Federal Police Thursday arrested in Buenos Aires two brothers suspected to belong to a local Hezbollah cell. A sizeable number of guns with focus on sniper capabilities and proper ammunition were found at the home of one of them in the Floresta neighbourhood.

  • Friday, November 16th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

    Scottish fishing industry calls for “clarity” on the draft agreement

    Prime Minister Theresa May insisted on Thursday the UK government would not accept any deal with the EU that linked access to fishing waters with trade

    Members of the Scottish fishing industry have called for “clarity” on the implications of the draft agreement on leaving the EU Scottish Secretary David Mundell backed the draft Brexit deal despite concerns about its impact on the fishing industry.

  • Friday, November 16th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

    Gibraltar, and BOTs, part of UK-EU withdrawal agreement and transitional period

    CM Picardo said: “This Protocol contains absolutely no concessions on sovereignty, jurisdiction or control. We would not have accepted it if it had”

    The proposed Withdrawal Agreement published on Wednesday by the United Kingdom and European Union makes it clear that its terms, including the transitional period, will apply to Gibraltar. According to a release from the Gibraltar government “this was the number one priority of the Cabinet and of the Government and it has been achieved. It means that Gibraltar will not crash out of the European Union in March 2019 and that things will largely remain as they are until the end of 2020”.

  • Friday, November 16th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

    EU leaders dismiss renegotiation of the draft Brexit deal

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was “no question” of reopening talks as a document was “on the table”

    EU leaders have dismissed talk of renegotiating the draft Brexit deal and warned the UK's political situation could make a “no-deal” more likely. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was “no question” of reopening talks as a document was “on the table”.

  • Friday, November 16th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

    Uruguay will host World Vine and Wine congress as of next Monday

    Representatives from some 47 countries are expected at the OIV event, to be held at the Atlantic resort of Punta del Este

    Uruguay will be hosting the 41st World Vine and Wine congress, of the International Organization of Vine and Wine, OIV, which begins next Monday until Friday in the Atlantic seaside resort of Punta del Este. Representatives from some 47 countries are expected at the event, which is described by Uruguay officials as a most significant for the domestic vine and wine industry since it will have world repercussion.

  • Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 21:05 UTC

    Double victory for Argentina's Macri ahead of the G20 leaders' summit

    For Macri the Senate vote means he can comfortably host G20 leaders' summit and comply with the confidence deposited on him by US, China and the EU

    Argentina's Senate on Thursday gave final approval to an unpopular austerity budget designed to meet the stiff requirements of a US$ 57.1 billion International Monetary Fund bailout. Approval came as a great relief for battered president Mauricio Macri, but also a double victory, since it opens the way for his reelection aspirations next year.

  • Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 20:58 UTC

    Resilient PM May tells parliament and public opinion she is going to see Brexit deal through

    Theresa May vowed to get the deal signed off in Brussels and put it to a vote of MPs. It follows a string of ministerial resignations and talk of a no-confidence vote

    Theresa May has dismissed speculation she could be ousted as prime minister over her Brexit agreement, saying: “I am going to see this through.” Speaking in Downing Street, on Thursday the prime minister said: “The course I have set out is the right one for our country and all our people.”

  • Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 16:50 UTC

    Money wirings from British NGO under investigation as G-20 Summit nears

    Banco Credicoop failed to report the “resurrection” of the dormant ATTAC account.

    Two money transfers from British NGO “Global Justice Now” to the Buenos Aires branch of the Association for a Fee for Speculative International Financial Transactions to Help Citizens (ATTAC) worth 32,000 sterling pounds combined, have drawn the attention of Argentine anti money laundering authorities who have launched an ex officio investigation.

  • Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 09:43 UTC

    Brexit Secretary Raab resigns: end of May's withdrawal agreement?

    Raab was closely involved in drafting the agreement, which sets out the terms of Britain's departure from the EU

    Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has resigned saying he “cannot in good conscience support” the UK's draft Brexit agreement with the EU. Theresa May announced on Wednesday evening that she had secured the backing of her cabinet for the agreement, after a five hour meeting.But several ministers were understood to have spoken against it.

  • Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 08:19 UTC

    Climate change: UK report suggests drastic reduction of sheep and cattle numbers

    The report foresees an increase in the number of pigs and chickens because these produce less methane

    The number of sheep and cattle in the UK should be reduced by between a fifth and a half to help combat climate change, a report says. The shift is needed, the government’s advisory Committee on Climate Change (CCC) maintains, because beef and lamb produce most greenhouse gases.