International

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 20:56 UTC

  Port state measures crucial weapon to support world's first illegal fishing treaty

  

  A groundbreaking international accord aimed at stamping out illegal fishing went into effect on Sunday and is now legally binding for the 29 countries and a regional organization that have adhered to it.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 08:21 UTC

  Euro skepticism spreads along the continent, shows Pew Research survey

  

  The European Union has suffered a “double dip” collapse in favorability in many member states since 2010, with many citizens across Europe demanding it return powers to them, according to research. A report from the Pew Research Center published Tuesday found that the British, who will vote on their future in the bloc on June 23, are not the only country with doubts about the EU.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 08:05 UTC

  Merkel appeals to UK voters: “I personally wish for Great Britain to stay part of the European Union”

  

  Angela Merkel broke her silence during the referendum campaign to warn that Britain would find itself isolated and weakened in trade talks outside the European Union. The German chancellor, who has not commented since David Cameron named the referendum date in February, said that a place at the bargaining table for the single market and international trade deals were reasons for Britain to remain in the EU on June 23.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:49 UTC

  Spanish Socialists could be knocked out to third place in 26 June repeat election

  

  Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos and its allies could leapfrog the Socialists in this month's repeat general election to become the country's main opposition, three polls released over the weekend.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:09 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas issue: Malcorra promises to follow on Ban Ki-moon's steps

  

  Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra said on Tuesday that if elected as United Nations next Secretary General she will follow on Ban Ki-moon steps when it comes to the Falklands/Malvinas issue, and downplayed the fact of her nationality in reference to the dispute.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 09:10 UTC

  Nothing bogus about Continental Shelf claims

  

  By Osvaldo N Mársico (Chairman of COPLA) (*) - In my capacity as the head of the COPLA National Committee on Argentina’s Continental Platform at the Foreign Ministry, I would like to refer to the letter of Professor Peter Willets published last Saturday (Mercopress) concerning the outer limit of the Argentine continental shelf and clarify some mistakes and misconceptions evident in Professors Willets’ letter.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:29 UTC

  “Out” prevailing over “Remain” in Brexit as immigration displaces economy as center of debate

  

  The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a 4-5 percentage point lead ahead of a June 23 referendum, according to online polls by ICM and YouGov, sending sterling towards three-week lows against the U.S. dollar.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:11 UTC

  Almagro accuses Macri of reversing campaign promises in the Venezuelan situation

  

  After directing criticism at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and urging that Caracas be considered for suspension from the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro has accused Argentine President Mauricio Macri of impeding those efforts and of reversing his campaign promises of taking a hard line against Maduro.

• Monday, June 6th 2016 - 07:31 UTC

  UK dilemma with Malcorra at the UN, “a candidate favoured by Washington”

  

  Britain is facing a diplomatic dilemma since it seems quite clear that the US administration of Barack Obama favours the Argentine candidate and current foreign affairs minister Susana Malcorra as the next UN Secretary General, according to an article published on the Sunday edition of The Telegraph and written by Peter Foster, Europe editor and Harriet Alexander, New York editor.

• Sunday, June 5th 2016 - 23:22 UTC

  Brewery creates organic six-pack rings to protect sea life

  

  A Florida brewery in the United States has done something bold to try to help the environment: replacing the plastic six-pack rings that can harm sea life with edible ones. Plastic rings, untold numbers of which end up in rivers and oceans, can be fatal to animals like fish, turtles and birds, and Saltwater Brewery thought there had to be a better way.