International

Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 13:56 UTC
Spanish King calls for new elections Nov. 10 after no deal with political leaders

After a meeting Tuesday with Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and other political leaders, Spain's King Philip VI realised no negotiated solution was available to form a government and chose to call for general elections to be held November 10, it was announced. Spain is the fourth-largest economy in the euro currency zone.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Image of Virgin of Lujan taken to Falklands during the war to be returned at ceremony blessed by the Pope

An image of Argentina's saint patron, the Virgin of Lujan, which was carried to the Falklands during the 1982 conflict, and remained unaccounted for during years, will be returned by the United Kingdom. In retribution, the Argentine military bishop will hand a replica of the image to the head of British military chaplains in a ceremony to take place next month in the Vatican with Pope Francis blessing the images.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
US markets in the red following attacks on Saudi oil production

US stocks tumbled into the red on Monday as attacks on Saudi crude production and record jumps in oil prices whipped up investor anxieties about the global economy.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
US ready for a response to attack on Saudi oil facilities; China and Russia call for restrain

The United States readied its response on Monday to the “unprecedented” attack on Saudi oil facilities as President Donald Trump said Iran was likely to blame, fanning new fears of conflict in the Gulf region.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Facebook working to stop manipulation of headlines, following an incident with the UK Conservative party

Facebook said on Monday it is working to stop advertisers from changing headlines in links to news stories after concerns raised by a British political party's altering of one such link.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
African swine fever in South Korea and Japan: different strains

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Chinese mining group plans to build an US$ 2.2bn complex in Brazil

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has signed a protocol of intent with Sul Americana de Metais, a unit of Chinese miner Honbridge Holdings, for the construction of a 9.1 billion reais (US$ 2.2 billion) mining complex, newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo reported.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
UN apologizes to Spain: Nazis bombed Guernica, not the Republican forces

The United Nations has apologized to Spain for having mistakenly attributed the devastating 1937 bombing of the town of Guernica to Spanish Republican forces, a spokesman said on Monday.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Vatican will have a Permanent Observer at OAS

The Organization of American States, OAS, will have a new Permanent Observer, from the Vatican, Monsignor Mark Gerald Miles, who on Monday presented his credentials to Secretary-General Luis Almagro.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:34 UTC
Uruguay hosting a cruise industry conference at the end of September

Uruguay will be hosting at the end of the month, September 26/27, the VII edition of the Regional Encounter of the Cruise industry and Fluvial nautical tourism, organized by Uruguay's ministries of Transport and Tourism the Ports Administration and county governments from Maldonado, Montevideo and Colonia.