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Montevideo, July 31st 2026 - 06:42 UTC

International

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 19:31 UTC

    Falkland Islands won the Best Destination Award in the Wave Awards in London

    The Falkland Islands Tourist Board are pleased to announce that the Falkland Islands won the best destination award in the Wave Awards in London; finalists in this category included Abu Dhabi, Akureyri, Dublin, Palma, Santa Cruz and Seattle.

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 11:36 UTC

    UK Ambassador Kent interview in La Nacion is not accurate

    Ambassador Kent’s actual words were: “We can work together on a lot of bilateral issues, leaving the sovereignty issue to one side.”

    Political and diplomatic analyst from Argentine newspaper La Nacion has altered an online version of an interview due to his inaccurate reporting of an interview with the British Ambassador in Argentina.

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:46 UTC

    Korea's Hanjin Shipping, world's seventh largest, goes down

    Crippled with US$5.4bn in debt in August 2016, the company failed to get any more money from its creditors.

    Hanjin Shipping used to be one of the world's top 10 shipping companies, but now it faces the final curtain. This Friday is the deadline for the firm to be declared bankrupt by a South Korean court after months of uncertainty. Hanjin's collapse is the largest to hit the shipping sector and it sent shockwaves through the industry.

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:33 UTC

    Falklands receives four member of the UK Parliament

    The delegation is accompanied by Falkland Islands Government Representative in London Sukey Cameron MBE

    Four members of the UK Parliament are visiting the Islands Guests of the Falkland Islands Government; they are accompanied by Falkland Islands Government Representative in London Sukey Cameron MBE. Members of Parliament are regularly invited to the Falkland Islands by FIG.

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 09:48 UTC

    Malcorra meets Tillerson to discuss bilateral agenda; Boris Johnson on Friday

    The Argentine minister meets her US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Bonn (Pic EFE)

    Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met on Thursday in Bonn with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and one of the issues addressed was organizing the coming summit of presidents Mauricio Macri and Donald Trump, following the invitation extended to the Argentine leader by the US president on Wednesday's phone exchange.

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 09:43 UTC

    Mercosur begins trade talks with EFTA

    EFTA members are very much interested in an agreement with Mercosur anticipated Rigoberto Gauto

    Mercosur officially begins this Friday trade negotiations with the European Free Trade Association, EFTA, which brings together those countries that do not belong to the European Union, EU, that is Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and that in a couple of years could see the UK, negotiating Brexit, joining.

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 08:44 UTC

    Matthew Hedges new British Ambassador to Paraguay

    Ambassador Mathew James Hedges will take up his appointment in Asunción in August 2017

    Mr Matthew Hedges has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Paraguay in succession to Dr Jeremy Hobbs, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr. Hedges will take up his appointment in August 2017.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 13:20 UTC

    Over 1000 fans celebrated the magic of Harry Potter in Argentina

    HMA Mark Kent poses for a picture with Albus Dumbledore and Canadian Ambassador, Robert Fry.

    More than 1000 people took part last week of the local edition of “Harry Potter Book Night” – a global initiative by Bloomsbury Publishing designed to celebrate the magical world created by British author J. K. Rowling and promote reading. The event was organized for the second year running in Buenos Aires by the British Embassy and FanCon.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 12:30 UTC

    China admits cooking stats numbers; pledges to punish data fraud

    Ning Jizhe’s echoed vice-premier Zhang Gaoli’s call to improve the quality and reliability of economic data and recognize the “great harm” that is done

    China must fight against data fraud and improve the quality of the country’s economic data, the head of the National Bureau of Statistics said, the second central government official over the past week to comment on the accuracy of economic data.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 10:59 UTC

    Brexit Minister admits some parliamentary “ping pong”, but March timetable stands

    Brexit Secretary David Davis said he expected some parliamentary “ping pong”, with the Bill being sent back and forth between the Commons and the Lords

    British ministers are braced for a parliamentary battle and are prepared for the Article 50 legislation to be rewritten by the House of Lords, David Davis has indicated. The Brexit Secretary said he expected some parliamentary “ping pong”, with the Bill being sent back and forth between the Commons and the Lords, suggesting he expected peers to defeat the Government and make changes to the tightly-worded legislation.