International

• Saturday, November 12th 2016 - 12:46 UTC

  Triple Eleven 1918 Armistice Day commemorated across UK the world

  

  In 1918 at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month the First World War Armistice was signed in a railway carriage stationed in the Forest of Compiègne in Northern France by military personnel representing France, Germany and Britain. Today, 98 years later, that moment was commemorated across the United Kingdom and by the Forces around the world.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 19:43 UTC

  Samsung apologizes in US full page ads for its fire prone Note 7 phones

  

  Samsung Electronics Co. took out full-page newspaper advertisements in the United States to apologize for its fire-prone Note 7 phones, seeking to restore its battered reputation. The message from the world’s largest smart-phone maker appeared in major publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today this week. A representative for the Suwon, South Korea-based company said it hasn’t decided whether to run more ads in other places.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 11:09 UTC

  Two Falkland Islanders at the 8th Commonwealth Youth Parliament in British Columbia

  

  In a colorful opening ceremony in the Legislative Chamber at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, over 60 young participants representing CPA Branches in eight of the nine CPA Regions – Africa; Asia; Australia; British Islands and Mediterranean; Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic; Canada; India; Pacific – came together for the start of a week long program of events. The Falkland Islands are represented by Jody Aldridge and Gemma Finn.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 11:03 UTC

  Spain and UK agree a more constructive approach on Gibraltar dispute at UN

  

  The UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee adopted this week a consensus decision setting out the conflicting positions of the British and Spanish governments on Gibraltar, and including – for the first time – Britain’s double-lock commitment on sovereignty. The decision was agreed by Britain and Spain despite the starkly contrasting views set out at the last session of the Fourth Committee in October, as reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 10:43 UTC

  OAS Electoral mission highlights institutional strength of U.S. system despite polarization

  

  The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS) to the general elections in the United States congratulated the winners – especially President-elect Donald Trump – and recognized the civic behavior of the citizens and the officials who participated in the process, in its presentation of the preliminary report on its work, which mentioned the strong points and opportunities for improvement in the process.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 08:57 UTC

  Seven percent more Britons traveled to Argentina this year

  

  The flow of British tourists into Argentina until August this year recorded a seven percent increase when measured against data from 2015. Ten percent rise forecast for 2017, accoring to Argentine Minister of Tourism Gustavo Santos.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 08:44 UTC

  Gibraltar “is part of the UK” and “we don't need any type of co-sovereignty”

  

  Gibraltar “is part of the UK” and its particular circumstances will be reflected in Britain’s exit deal from the EU, the UK’s ambassador to Spain said this week, adding that co-sovereignty was not an option. Simon Manley made the comments in a wide-ranging interview on Brexit published by La Nueva España newspaper on Wednesday.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 07:18 UTC

  Trump on the phone with PM May: “UK a very, very special place for me and for my country”

  

  The special relationship between the UK and the US will go from “strength to strength”, Donald Trump has told Theresa May in their first telephone call since his election. The President-elect told the Prime Minister the UK was a “very, very special place for me and for our country”. He set out his “close and personal connections with, and warmth for, the UK”, according to a Downing Street spokesman. Mrs. May stressed the importance of Britain's relationship with the US in the wake of the Brexit vote.

• Thursday, November 10th 2016 - 19:02 UTC

  UN Consensus “does not change anything about Gibraltar’s British sovereignty”

  

  The Gibraltar government has reacted to a United Nations Consensus Decision about Gibraltar agreed between the United Kingdom and Spain during the annual event claiming it “changes nothing in relation to the continued British Sovereignty over Gibraltar”.

• Thursday, November 10th 2016 - 12:08 UTC

  IMF lifts motion of censure on Argentina for manipulating data

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday lifted the censure motion that weighed on the country since 2013, when it decided to sanction Argentina because it considered that statistics at the National Census' Institute (Indec) were being manipulated.