Politics

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Falklands' patrol HMS Forth displays its capabilities in a combined exercise

  

  The Royal Navy has shown off the capabilities of its Falkland Islands' guardian to the other Armed Forces tasked with protecting the South Atlantic islands.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Conservationists protecting monarch butterflies killed in Mexico

  

  A second Mexican conservationist active in protecting monarch butterflies has been found dead within days of each other, authorities said. The body of Raul Hernandez Romero was found on Saturday in the central-western state of Michoacan, where Homero Gomez Gonzalez was found at the bottom of a well last Wednesday, two weeks after going missing.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  EU blasts US decision to relax restrictions on anti personnel mines as “completely unacceptable”

  

  United States president Donald Trump’s decision to relax restrictions on the U.S. military’s use of anti-personnel land mines was “completely unacceptable”, the European Union said on Tuesday in a rare formal criticism of Washington.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Nigeria recovers US$ 308 million under a deal between the US and the island of Jersey

  

  Nigeria is set to receive around US$308 million seized from former military dictator Sani Abacha under a deal backed by the United States and the island of Jersey, US prosecutors said.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Peruvian jailed ex president Fujimori hospitalized with lung problems

  

  Peru's jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori was hospitalized on Monday in Lima after suffering neurological and lung problems, his family doctor revealed. Fujimori, 81, is serving a 25-year jail sentence for ordering two massacres by death squads in 1991 and 1992.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:43 UTC

  Huawei pledges manufacturing hubs in Europe to counter off US pressure to drop the Chinese 5G system

  

  Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Tuesday it would set up manufacturing hubs in Europe, as it tries to fight off US pressure on EU nations to stop it from operating.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  Portsmouth to strengthen twinning relations with the Falkland Islands

  

  The city of Portsmouth in England will continue to seek global relationships following the UK's departure from the European Union by twinning with the Falkland Islands and Halifax in Canada, reports the Plymouth News.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:15 UTC

  Brazilian meat industry confident the situation in China will boost demand for Mercosur poultry and beef

  

  Brazil’s meat industry association ABPA said a “perfect storm” of health and food security concerns in China promises to drive up demand for Mercosur meat, giving Brazilian meatpacker shares a boost.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:10 UTC

  Brazil posts trade deficit in January, the first in five years: exports dropped 20%

  

  Brazil posted a trade deficit of US$1.745 billion in January, official data showed on Monday, the first shortfall for the month of January in five years and an indication that trade might continue to be a drag on overall economic growth.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:02 UTC

  Russian foreign minister in a “support visit” to Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela

  

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Venezuela on Friday in a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro, a socialist who Washington wants out of power. Russia has helped Maduro weather a political crisis as the United States has targeted Caracas with sanctions and, like dozens of other countries, recognizes opposition