Politics

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 21:16 UTC

  What does the new Falklands ‘Islands Plan’ mean for South America?

  

  Over the past decade it is has become customary for a newly elected Legislative Assembly in the Falkland Islands to publish an ‘Islands Plan’. As there are no political parties in the Falkland Islands, all eight members of the Assembly are independents. Therefore there is no collective manifesto when elected to office. This has traditionally been addressed via a consensus-based Islands Plan.

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 07:16 UTC

  Facebook admits personal information data leaks could have reached 87 million users

  

  Facebook Inc admitted that the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous news media estimate of more than 50 million.

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 07:13 UTC

  Influential Commons Brexit committee in split vote, calls for UK to consider EEA and EFTA membership

  

  The influential Commons Brexit committee has called on the UK Government to consider negotiating continued membership of the European Economic Area (EEA) or joining the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after Brexit.

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 07:06 UTC

  Facebook CEO Zuckerberg will testify before US congress April 11

  

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before a congressional committee about the privacy scandal that has rocked the social media company. The House and Energy and Commerce Committee announced on Wednesday Zuckerberg will testify on April 11 about the British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users that could be used to influence voters in U.S. elections.

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 06:43 UTC

  Lula in prison in Curitiba. Fiery-emotional speech to supporters before turning in

  

  Brazil's leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in Saturday to start a 12-year sentence for corruption after a chaotic attempt by supporters to stop him from surrendering. Surrounded by bodyguards, Lula had to push through a seething throng of supporters to get into a police vehicle outside the metalworkers' union building in Sao Bernardo do Campo, where he had been holed up for two days and nights.

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 06:40 UTC

  UK present at Latin America's Air and Space Fair held in Santiago

  

  The 20th Air and Space Fair (Fidae), the most important aviation event in Latin America, kicked off in Chile on Tuesday with a participation of more than 50 exhibitors and about 120 civil and military aircraft. FIDAE, a biennial international air show held in Santiago, Chile, is the largest aerospace and defense fair in Latin America. More than 120,000 attendees are expected to attend during the six days display.

• Saturday, April 7th 2018 - 10:07 UTC

  OAS observation team will monitor Paraguay general elections

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) and the government of Paraguay signed an agreement to observe the general and departmental elections of April 22, in a ceremony that took place at OAS headquarters in Washington DC.

• Saturday, April 7th 2018 - 08:19 UTC

  Lula negotiating his surrender following a Saturday mass for his deceased wife

  

  Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's polarizing election frontrunner and leftist icon, was negotiating his surrender after dramatically skipping a first deadline Friday to start his 12-year prison sentence for corruption.

• Saturday, April 7th 2018 - 08:11 UTC

  Spain hopes to reach an agreement with UK over Gibraltar by next October

  

  Spain hopes to reach an agreement with the UK over Gibraltar by the summer, its foreign minister has said. Alfonso Dastis said Spain would “defend our position” but the two sides were “working towards” an agreement as soon as possible. The UK says “informal” talks are going on about Gibraltar's post-Brexit future with Spain.

• Saturday, April 7th 2018 - 07:59 UTC

  WHO marks 70th birthday: “Universal health coverage, everyone, everywhere”

  

  On 7 April, World Health Day, the World Health Organization marks its 70th anniversary. Over the past 7 decades, WHO has spearheaded efforts to rid the world of killer diseases like smallpox and to fight against deadly habits like tobacco use.