International

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 06:55 UTC

  A good one for Macri: MSCI decides to reclassify Argentina as an emerging market

  

  Index provider MSCI said on Wednesday it will reclassify Argentina as an emerging market and begin including Saudi Arabia in that classification, sharply broadening the investor base for both countries in a move that could be supportive of their equity markets. The decisions will be effective beginning in mid-2019.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 22:50 UTC

  Internet Blackout against student cheating in Algeria

  

  Algerian authorities shot down the internet access for two hours on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of high school diploma exams, the first in a series of internet blackouts to stop students cheating, AFP journalists in Algiers reports.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 09:12 UTC

  Kim in China underlines “friendship, unity and cooperation” with Beijing

  

  Kim Jong Un declared North Korea's unstinting “friendship, unity and cooperation” with Beijing during his third visit to China this year, in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:50 UTC

  Cuba actively promotes foreign investment to prop the economy

  

  The Cuban government opened on Monday the 3rd Edition of International Convention and Exhibition of Cuban Industry (CubaIndustria 2018), seeking to attract foreign investors to revitalize the country's economy.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  Global Index decides on Wednesday if it includes Argentina and Saudi Arabia

  

  Global index compiler MSCI is considering including Argentina and Saudi Arabia in its emerging market indexes at a review of its widely-tracked benchmark on Wednesday, and could potentially announce candidates that may join its indexes in future.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Brexit bill (and Theresa May) face crucial vote in a divided House

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were rejected by parliament’s upper chamber on Monday, setting up a confrontation with pro-EU MPs later this week which will test her ability to lead a minority government.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:10 UTC

  Emotional tribute of Dutch Queen Maxima to her deceased younger sister

  

  Argentine born Dutch Queen Maxima on Tuesday paid an emotional tribute to her beloved late younger sister, who was found dead earlier this month in Buenos Aires in a suspected suicide. In a rare public and personal speech – her first public appearance since the death – the queen thanked all those who have sent letters and messages following the death earlier this month of Inés Zorreguieta, her younger sister.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 07:25 UTC

  United States abandons UN Human Rights Council, “an organization not worthy of its name”

  

  The United States is leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday, calling it “an organization that is not worthy of its name”, and marking the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 06:50 UTC

  Canadian parliament approves recreational marihuana

  

  Recreational marijuana may soon be legal in Canada, after both the House of Commons and the Senate approved the Cannabis Act. Legal sales are likely to begin before the end of the boreal summer after the Senate voted 52-29 on Tuesday night to approve the bill, CBC reported.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Volgograd invaded by flies and mosquitoes from nearby Volga river

  

  A plague of small flying insects have caused chaos for fans, locals and the media in the city of Volgograd where England and Tunisia played on Monday.