Politics

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Governor of Argentina's shale gas and oil province reelected, defeating Macri and Cristina Fernandez candidates

  

  The governor of Argentina's Neuquen province, home to the vast Vaca Muerta shale gas and oil formation, easily won re-election on Sunday, defeating a candidate allied with President Mauricio Macri and another with former President Cristina Fernandez.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  World youth from 80 countries plan to strike on Friday calling on countries to address climate change

  

  The young people of the world have a message for adults, and this Friday (March 15) they will go on strike to make sure their views on climate change are heard. Tens of thousands of students from more than 80 countries and territories - including the United States, Malaysia and Hong Kong - plan to skip school that day to urge adults to treat climate change as a crisis, and for governments to take action now.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Fourth day of blackout in Venezuela; Maduro blames cyber-attacks

  

  Venezuelans woke up to a fourth day of an unprecedented nationwide blackout on Sunday, leaving residents concerned about the impacts of the lack of electricity on the South American country's health, communications and transport systems.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  China orders the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX

  

  China's aviation regulator said on Monday (Mar 11) it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operations by 6pm following a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:47 UTC

  Nicaragua negotiations stalled until Ortega releases all political prisoners

  

  Negotiations aimed at resolving a months-long crisis in Nicaragua stalled Sunday when the opposition called on President Daniel Ortega's government to release all political prisoners before any new talks. The opposition Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy said it would “return to the negotiating table only when the government of Nicaragua provides the country with convincing signs they want to find solutions to the crisis,” which began in April 2018.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

  Thousands protest in Russia against plans to tighten restrictions on internet

  

  Thousands of people in Russia have protested against plans to introduce tighter restrictions on the internet. A mass rally in Moscow and similar demonstrations in two other cities were called after parliament backed the controversial bill last month.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

  Mrs May's job in the line if her Brexit deal is voted down next Tuesday

  

  Theresa May offering to resign as prime minister would not help get her Brexit deal through Parliament, a cabinet minister has said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there was an “incredible” amount of respect for the PM in the country, but Tory MP Nicky Morgan warned her position would become “very difficult” if her deal is voted down on Tuesday.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

  Next visit of Malvinas relatives to the Falklands takes off on Wednesday 

  

  Next Wednesday a group of relatives of Argentine soldiers fallen in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and  whose remains were recently identified will be travelling to the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin in the Falkland Islands. Relatives will be able to mourn and pray next to the gravestones which now have the full name of their loved ones. A military ceremony will also be held to honor the Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin.

• Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Venezuela comes to a halt as the blackout extends for a second day

  

  Venezuela shut schools and suspended the workday on Friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the troubled nation for a second day, spurring outrage among citizens already suffering from hyperinflation and a crippling recession.

• Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Tuesday's Commons Brexit vote countdown: “no one knows what can happen”

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a plea for support as the showdown on her Brexit deal looms, warning the UK will be plunged into crisis if MPs reject the Withdrawal Agreement. In a stark message ahead of Tuesday’s Commons vote, the Prime Minister said “no-one knows” what will happen if her plan is defeated, with the possibility of Brexit being derailed completely.