Politics

Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 14:38 UTC
“The Argentine claim to our Falkland Islands is unfounded and unwelcome”

”We have a right to live in peace, in freedom and to determine our own future”. “We have a right to live in peace, we have a right to our freedom and above all we have a right to determine our own future”, Falkland Islands elected lawmaker, MLA Ian Hansen told the United Nations decolonization committee or C24 on Wednesday, in New York.
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 12:16 UTC
Trump signs executive order ending policy of separating immigrant families

Following days of fierce global criticism, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end his policy of family separations along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump signed the order on Wednesday, saying he “didn’t like the sight or the feeling of families being separated.”
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 12:02 UTC
Ex president Lula faces new charges and must declare next 11 September

Brazilian federal judge Sergio Moro has summoned ex president Lula da Silva for questioning next 11 September in a case related to reforms made in a camp house, Sitio Santa Barbara, in Atibaia, Sao Paulo state and which was frequently used by the Lula da Silva family.
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 11:44 UTC
Chile Day in London, 6-7 September, to promote growth and investments

Chile Day in London will take place on 6-7 September; it was announced at an event in the British embassy in Santiago de Chile. The initiative has grown steadily since its year of inception in 2011 and “this year promises to be a new focus, at an important time for both our countries”, said ambassador Fiona Clouder.
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 11:16 UTC
Falkland Islands approve exhumation and repatriation of Argentine Soldier

Last week the Falkland Islands Government approved under Falkland Islands law the exhumation of the body of Flight Lieutenant Luis Dario Jose Castagnari. Mr Castagnari is buried at the Argentine Cemetary near Darwin in the Islands, having perished during the 1982 war.
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 08:03 UTC
IMF Executive Board approves US$50bn Stand-By Arrangement for Argentina

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Wednesday a three-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Argentina amounting to US$50 billion (equivalent to SDR 35.379 billion, or about 1,110 percent of Argentina’s quota in the IMF).
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 07:46 UTC
Siemens UK claims current Brexit scenario “very difficult...we don't know what we are planning for”

United Kingdom should remain in the customs union after Brexit unless there is a proper alternative, the boss of Siemens UK has said. Jürgen Maier, chief executive of the German firm's UK operations, told Reuters contingency planning for Brexit was “very difficult” as “we don't know... what we are planning for”.
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 07:27 UTC
“A crucial step” for Theresa May: Parliament passes EU Withdrawal Bill

Theresa May has welcomed the passing of the Brexit bill through Parliament as “a crucial step” in delivering a “smooth and orderly Brexit”. Peers accepted the amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill sent to them from the House of Commons, meaning the bill now goes for Royal Assent, becoming law.
Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 06:55 UTC
A good one for Macri: MSCI decides to reclassify Argentina as an emerging market

Index provider MSCI said on Wednesday it will reclassify Argentina as an emerging market and begin including Saudi Arabia in that classification, sharply broadening the investor base for both countries in a move that could be supportive of their equity markets. The decisions will be effective beginning in mid-2019.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 22:50 UTC
Internet Blackout against student cheating in Algeria

Algerian authorities shot down the internet access for two hours on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of high school diploma exams, the first in a series of internet blackouts to stop students cheating, AFP journalists in Algiers reports.