Politics

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

  Eleven Asia-Pacific countries signed a Trans-Pacific Partnership in Chile

  

  Eleven Asia-Pacific countries have just signed the trade pact formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Although the US pulled out last year, the deal was salvaged by the remaining members, who signed it at a ceremony in the Chilean city of Santiago.

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Open Skies agreement between Brazil and US: 30% surge in flights expected

  

  Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved an Open Skies agreement between Brazil and the United States that clears the way for a partnership between American Airlines Group Inc and LATAM Airlines Group. The treaty will be sent to President Michel Temer, who is expected to sign it into law.

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 04:49 UTC

  Falklands' fishing victims of UK Brexit deal, claims Fortuna

  

  “The UK has sold out Falklands fishing for a Brexit era deal,” fishing company Fortuna Ltd Director James Wallace told Penguin News this week. He was replying to much general speculation as to why a Falkland Islands company with a long history of participation in the South Georgia toothfish fishery was refused licenses this season.

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 04:19 UTC

  Falklands' second commercial air-link: interest from several Brazilian airlines

  

  The Director of Aviation at Aviation Economics Joanna Hunt commenting on the progress of a second commercial air-link to the Falkland Islands has confirmed there has been interest from airlines.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 18:51 UTC

  Venezuela: close to fraudulent elections

  

  Venezuela's National Assembly, with opposition majority, denounced on Wednesday the “undue” use of electoral material, noting that official papers that belongs to the National Electoral Council (CNE) was found in gambling centers to print bet vouchers and presented its final report about the investigation into the case of the ex-rebel agent, Oscar Pérez.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 10:11 UTC

  Bignone, Argentina's last military dictator died; he was serving life sentence under house arrest

  

  Reynaldo Bignone, the last military president from Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship, died on Wednesday at age 90, the country's state news agency said. Bignone had been serving life sentence under house arrest for multiple human rights crimes.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:43 UTC

  Tusk insists EU does not want to build a wall, but Brexit means “drifting apart”

  

  Donald Tusk has insisted the EU “does not want to build a wall”, but Brexit means “we will be drifting apart”. The EU Council president said Theresa May wanted to “demonstrate at any price that Brexit could be a success”, but that was not the EU's objective. He was unveiling draft guidelines for the EU side of Brexit trade talks.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:39 UTC

  Trump ready to sign metals' tariffs on Thursday; Mexico and Canada could be spared; Republicans object

  

  Some countries are now likely to be spared from planned tariffs on metals advocated by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House sources said Trump's controversial tariff plan could be put into action at a signing ceremony on Thursday afternoon.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentine central bank anticipates volatility in the money exchange market

  

  Argentines will have to get used to the volatility of the money exchange rate, advised Central Bank president Federico Sturzenegger on Wednesday when the US dollar (a sacred reference for Argentines) reached a new historic high above the 20 Pesos. (Actually 20,69 for retail sales and 20,69 for wholesale operations at the end of trading).

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

  Scottish Brexit bill is being sped through Holyrood, ahead of row with London

  

  The Scottish Government’s Brexit bill passed on Wednesday its first parliamentary hurdle after its general principles were approved by MSPs. The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill is being sped through the Scottish Parliament as emergency legislation amid a row between UK and Scottish ministers over devolved powers returning from Brussels.