Politics

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 07:46 UTC

  Argentina announces identification on 106th combatant buried in Falklands

  

  Remains of the 106th Argentine combatant buried in the Falkland Islands has been fully identified, announced on Thursday Argentina's Human Rights Secretary Claudio Avruj. The Argentine official said the name of the newly identified soldier will be released on Friday on request of the family who wished a day of intimacy, after 36 years of waiting news from their loved one.

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 07:08 UTC

  Brigadier Nick Sawyer, new Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands

  

  The new Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands, (CBFSAI), is Brigadier Nick Sawyer. Brigadier Sawyer commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1994 and has served in many different countries, including the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cyprus and Congo.

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 06:41 UTC

  Mexican president wants more investment from oil companies before awarding new contracts

  

  Mexico’s new president says he will take a three-year break from awarding new oil exploration contracts in order to judge the results of contracts already awarded.

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 02:32 UTC

  Venezuela, Russia sign bilateral cooperation agreements in Moscow

  

  Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro Thursday announced he had signed a series of bilateral agreements during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The cooperation accords are on mining, oil, telecommunications, weapons and food.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 19:17 UTC

  Bolsonaro's announcements earned Brazil a “fossil of the day” at pessimism-ridden UN climate conference

  

  Environmental activists have labelled Brazil and Saudi Arabia “fossils of the day” during the United Nations two-week climate conference in Katowice, Poland.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 12:37 UTC

  Captain Castagnari's remains arrive in Río Cuarto - son thankful to Falklanders

  

  The remains of Argentine pilot Luis Darío José Castagnari, who died in combat during the 1982 Falklands War, arrived at his hometown of Río Cuarto in the province of Córdoba Wednesday afternoon.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:47 UTC

  Venezuela importing 300.000 bpd of refined products to ease fuel shortage

  

  Venezuela this month plans to import over 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of refined products to ease domestic fuel shortages caused by hobbled refineries and need to prioritize exports, according to internal documents, reports Reuters.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:38 UTC

  Commons debate to be focused on Brexit's economic effects

  

  Brexit's economic effects will be the focus of a Commons debate later, as government whips work behind the scenes to gain support for Theresa May's deal. Ministers will say it creates a unique partnership with the EU, while Labour argues it will make people poorer.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:28 UTC

  Populism is not an ideology, it's a political technique which thrives on angry people

  

  Five of the world’s largest democracies now have populist governments, claimed The Guardian last week, and proceeded to name four: the United States, India, Brazil and the Philippines. Which is the fifth? At various points it name-checks Turkey, Italy and the United Kingdom, but it never becomes clear which. (And by the way, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is not a populist. He’s just a nationalist.)

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Illegal financing of political parties now punishable by jail in Peru

  

  Peru's Congress Wednesday passed the bill which adds illicit financing of political organizations to the Penal Code, it was announced.