Politics

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:27 UTC

  Macri in Vietnam for a three-day visit to promote trade and businesses

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri started an official State visit to Việt Nam on Wednesday to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership. The three-day visit, which comes at the invitation of President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, is evidence of the importance of Việt Nam in Argentina’s external policy towards Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular, especially after the Latin American nation signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in August 2018, Vietnam News Agency reported.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:23 UTC

  British OTs Attorneys General Conference in Cayman, the last before UK leaves the EU

  

  The two-day Overseas Territories Attorneys General Conference 2019 kicked off Tuesday morning, with AGs and other delegates from 13 jurisdictions gathering in Cayman to discuss issues of mutual interest. The issues scheduled to be discussed included Brexit, anti-corruption, natural disasters, criminal justice and human rights.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:20 UTC

  Macri invites Indian business people to invest in Argentina underlining its food power capacity

  

  With the aim to reinforce existing business and explore new business opportunities between Argentina and India, President of Argentine Republic, Mauricio Macri addressed the India-Argentine Business Forum on Tuesday at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:16 UTC

  UK supermarkets stockpiling ahead of Brexit on March 29; shortages and higher prices forecasted

  

  Britons could face shortages of fresh food, price rises and less variety if the country leaves the European Union next month without agreeing trade terms, food industry officials say.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:11 UTC

  Argentine foreign minister gives India some advice on Chinese penetration

  

  If India has to compete with China in Latin America, then it has to be “absolutely active” in the region, Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Faurie said on Tuesday during the business forum in New Delhi.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Salmon farms in Scotland raided in connection to EU-wide probe into alleged illegal cartels

  

  Raids have been carried out at several salmon farming sites in Scotland in connection with an EU-wide probe into alleged illegal cartels. Officials visited offices in Shetland, Stirling and Fife amid concerns they may have violated anti-trust rules. The European Commission (EC) has said the investigation is at a preliminary stage.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Eighth Labour MP joins Independent Group: blasts Stalinist clique which surrounds Corbyn

  

  Joan Ryan has become the eighth British Labour MP to quit the party in the past 48 hours, citing its tolerance of a “culture of anti-Jewish racism”. The Enfield North MP said she was “horrified, appalled and angered” by Labor's failure to tackle anti-Semitism, saying its leadership allowed “Jews to be abused with impunity”.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Brexit melee: Mrs. May to Brussels to meet Juncker; on Thursday Corbyn talks to Barnier

  

  Theresa May will return to Brussels on Wednesday to continue talks on her Brexit deal. She will meet the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. Earlier, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay updated Cabinet on talks with the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Senator Sanders launches his second bid for the White House calling Trump a “racist and pathological liar”

  

  Senator Bernie Sanders launched his second bid for the White House on Tuesday taking direct aim at Donald Trump in an announcement that called the incumbent a “racist” and a “pathological liar.” Sanders, 77, joins an already crowded field of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to run against Trump in 2020.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 10:10 UTC

  Seven MPs quit Labour criticizing the party's Brexit policy and anti-Semitism

  

  Seven British Labour MPs have quit their party and set up as a group of independents, saying politics in Britain is “broken” and criticising Labour policy on Brexit and its failure to tackle anti-Semitism among its membership.