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  • Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 10:08 UTC

    Falklands second commercial air link: “Avoid any Argentine flight connection”

    For any proposed second flight it is essential that it does not undermine the existing LATAM flights from Chile or the MOD flights from Brize Norton

    The recent statement entitled ‘Progress made towards establishing a second commercial Falkland Islands air link’ released by the Falkland Islands Government has met with a mixed reception in the Islands. While some have expressed favor others have reservations and questions.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 09:46 UTC

    Conservative Putin ready to add another six years to his 18 in power

    The real question is what happens after this election, because Putin will be 72 by the end of his next term and will not legally be allowed to run for president again.

    By Gwynne Dyer

    Why wait another month to report on the Russian election (March 18th) when we can wrap it up right now? Vladimir Putin is going to win another six years in power by a landslide — probably between 60% and 70% of the popular vote. The real question is what happens after that, because he will be 72 by the end of his next term and will not legally be allowed to run for president again.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 09:23 UTC

    North Ireland “hard border” controversy surfaces in in London and Brussels

    In the letter, obtained by Sky News, Boris Johnson tells Theresa May 95% of traffic would still pass unchecked if there was a hard border in North Ireland.

    The British government has dismissed any prospect of a return to a “hard border” on the island of Ireland after Brexit. It followed the leak of a letter from Boris Johnson in which he appeared to contemplate future customs border checks after the UK leaves the EU.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 09:02 UTC

    Jeans will be made with laser technology: 90 seconds to finish a pair instead of 20 minutes

    By replacing manual labor with lasers, Levi's will be able to finish a pair of jeans every 90 seconds, instead of just two to three pairs an hour.

    Levi Strauss is ramping up its use of lasers to automate the way its jeans are made. The firm says the new techniques will reduce chemical use and make the way in which jeans are faded, distressed and ripped more efficient. By replacing manual labor with lasers, Levi's will be able to finish a pair of jeans every 90 seconds, instead of just two to three pairs an hour.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    Brexit: Corbyn proposes customs union with EU, but for Brussels it is “pure illusion”

    “Labour would seek to negotiate a new comprehensive UK-EU customs union to ensure no tariffs with Europe and avoid any need for a hard border in Ireland”

    Britain should enter a new customs union with the European Union, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday, setting up a possible parliamentary defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May who has vowed to leave the arrangement after Brexit.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 09:22 UTC

    Climate change will force King Penguins to move after food or face heavy losses

    For most colonies, the length of the summer trips by parents to get food will soon become so long that their offspring could starve while waiting

    Global warming is on track to wipe out 70% of the world's King penguins by century's end, putting the regal birds on a path towards extinction, researchers warned on Monday. As climate change drives away the fish and squid upon which the flightless creatures depend, the penguins must swim further afield to find sustenance for their hungry hatchlings on land.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

    UK counter terrorism expert warns about far-right violent extremism

    Met Police's Rowley warned that far-right extremists are working in similar ways to Islamist extremists, creating intolerance and generating distrust of state institutions.

    The retiring head of counter-terrorism policing in the UK has warned of the growing threat of far-right terrorism. Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, who will retire from the Met Police next month, said four extreme-right terror plots were disrupted last year. Ten Islamist-inspired plots have been foiled since March last year, he added.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

    Heathrow is UK's largest port by value: £106bn worth of goods; needs urgent expansion

    Expanding Heathrow will double the airport’s cargo capacity and support up to 40 new long-haul trading links, helping British exporters reach new customers

    Britain’s exporters risk being held back by a lack of access to key trading markets, new data has revealed. As Britain prepares to leave the EU, the data shows that key routes from Heathrow to Shanghai, Delhi, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda and Dubai are virtually full and unable to accommodate further growth in trade. Combined, these six routes alone account for nearly 18% of Heathrow’s total cargo volumes.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 06:32 UTC

    Argentina's foreign policy according to Jorge Faurie: Intelligent Insertion

    Minister Faurie with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L)

    Argentina foreign minister Jorge Faurie has written a long column, (full tabloid page) in Buenos Aires daily Clarin, under the heading of “Intelligent Insertion” describing motives and objectives of the country's foreign policy under president Mauricio Macri, driven by the principle of an intelligent insertion in the international scenario. The final commitment of Macri's administration is reducing poverty and improving Argentines' life quality.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2018 - 06:08 UTC

    Uruguayan fraternity: nepotism, nepotism and no job to spare

    President Tabare Vazquez named his brother, a licensed nurse, as deputy of the Home Office

    It has been a long standing consensus-secret in the Uruguayan political system that when you are elected or have been nominated to a political post, you must not forget the family or friends particularly if they are in distress. This means in practical terms that the generous Uruguayan state will incorporate you to the burgeoning bureaucracy be it at national or regional level.