Politics

Friday, December 1st 2017 - 09:39 UTC
Red Cross delivers report on unidentified Argentine combatants buried in Falklands

The International Committee of the Red Cross is scheduled on Friday to hand the Argentine government the final report on the 121 graves of unknown Argentine combatants who fought in the South Atlantic conflict in 1982 and are buried in the Darwin cemetery, and whose remains were analyzed for identification earlier this year by a forensic team.
Friday, December 1st 2017 - 07:20 UTC
Cristina Fernandez appeal rejected; money laundering and criminal conspiracy case goes forward

An Argentine court on Thursday rejected an appeal filed by Cristina Kirchner to dismiss charges that she engaged in money laundering, allowing a criminal case against the former president to go forward.
Friday, December 1st 2017 - 06:42 UTC
Argentina as G20 chair will combat protectionism, pledges president Macri

President Mauricio Macri hosted the official launching of the Argentine chair of G20, the world’s major forum for global economic, political, and financial cooperation. In his inaugural speech Macri said Argentina is committed ”to build consensus for fair and sustainable development” and will use its role as the first South American country to chair the G20 group of major economies to combat protectionism.
Friday, December 1st 2017 - 06:30 UTC
Argentina thanks UK government for its technical support and the Falklands for its help attitude

Argentina thanked the “friendship gesture” from the UK government and the attitude of the Falklands' people for helping with the search of the lost submarine ARA San Juan, which has been missing for fifteen days in the South Atlantic.
Friday, December 1st 2017 - 06:10 UTC
Argentine submarine rescue operation is over, but search will continue

Argentina's navy said on Thursday that it is no longer looking for survivors among the 44 sailors aboard the ARA San Juan submarine missing for 15 days, though a multinational operation will continue looking for the vessel.
Thursday, November 30th 2017 - 15:40 UTC
More pliant rules for the banking and insurance industry in post-Brexit, says Bank of England

Britain’s regulators will convert banking and insurance rules inherited from the European Union after Brexit to make them more tailored to the British market, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Wednesday. Carney said Britain had long expressed opposition to the EU’s cap on banker bonuses, the full application of banking capital rules on smaller lenders and the bloc’s insurance capital rules.
Thursday, November 30th 2017 - 15:28 UTC
Angola's “Mugabe” family powers curtailed; Africa's richest woman sacked as head of oil industry

The new Angolan president fired his predecessor’s daughter as head of the national oil company Sonangol, according to news emerging from one of Africa’s largest oil producers. Isabel Des Santos, also known as Africa’s richest woman, is the billionaire daughter of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. He held the position for 37 years before he stepped down in September.
Thursday, November 30th 2017 - 14:40 UTC
By 2030 robotic automation will replace 800 million global workers, says report

Up to 800 million global workers will lose their jobs by 2030 and be replaced by robotic automation, a new report from a consultancy has found. The study of 46 countries and 800 occupations by the McKinsey Global Institute found that up to one-fifth of the global work force will be affected.
Thursday, November 30th 2017 - 09:32 UTC
Argentina: “Angel of Death” and 28 ex military sentenced to life in prison for crimes during dictatorship

A former navy captain known as the ”Angel of Death'' was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for human rights violations committed at a notorious clandestine detention and torture center during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.
Thursday, November 30th 2017 - 09:12 UTC
JMC communiqué underlines self determination and UK's commitment post Brexit

The two-day British Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London ended on Wednesday with a communiqué underlining self determination, (plus commitment to counter hostile sovereignty claims), constitutional relationship, disaster recovery, --following the sweeping damages caused by hurricanes--, tax transparency and Brexit.