Politics

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:25 UTC

  Argentine presentation on the Falklands and the Chagos archipelago

  

  A brief release from the Argentine foreign ministry indicates that on March first, on petition from the International Court of Justice, Argentina presented its Consultive Opinion on the juridical consequences of splitting the Chagos archipelago from the Mauritius Islands which took place in 1965.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:23 UTC

  Leaders of far-right group Britain First found guilty of religious aggravated harassment

  

  The leader and deputy leader of far-right group Britain First have been found guilty of religiously aggravated harassment. Paul Golding, 36, and Jayda Fransen, 32, were arrested over the distribution of leaflets and posting of online videos during a gang-rape trial.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

  Falklands' Darwin cemetery identified combatants are 89

  

  The Argentine government reported on Wednesday that is had concluded the relatives notification round of the recently identified combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands, and which apparently total 89, one more than originally announced.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

  Scottish fishermen want full control of fishing grounds after Brexit

  

  Scottish fishermen have hit out at the EU after the body's guidelines for the next phase of Brexit talks called for continued access to fishing grounds. The EU's draft guidelines for the forthcoming talks aim for “existing” access to waters to be maintained. But Scottish fishing groups call this “arrogant, absurd and nonsensical”.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Major UK/Moscow diplomatic row in the making: nerve gas was used in murder attempt in Salisbury

  

  British Home Secretary is to make a Commons statement on the Salisbury poisoning mystery amid calls for a police investigation into 14 suspicious spying-related deaths in recent years. Amber Rudd will report to MPs on the dramatic disclosure by Scotland Yard that Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a deadly nerve agent and targeted in an attempt to murder them.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Oscar winning Fantastic Woman Chilean actress speaks of transgender inequalities

  

  Chilean actress Daniela Vega made history by becoming the first transgender presenter at the Oscars ceremony. But, at a news conference after meeting Chile's President Michelle Bachelet this week, she spoke of the inequalities transgender people face in her home country.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 11:21 UTC

  The UN Secretary-General’s Message on International Women’s Day

  

  We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin America to Europe to Asia, on social media, on film sets, on the factory floor and in the streets, women are calling for lasting change and zero tolerance for sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 09:51 UTC

  “Weak flesh” reignites in Brazil's major food processor and world's largest poultry exporter

  

  Brazilian police arrested the former chief executive of major food processor BRF SA on charges that he and other executives knew the company, the world’s largest poultry exporter, engaged in fraud to evade food safety checks. Shares in BRF plunged 19% on the Sao Paulo stock exchange as the arrest compounded concerns about BRF’s leadership following a 1.1 billion Reais loss last year.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 09:21 UTC

  EU readies list of US goods to be hit by taxes if Trump imposes tariffs

  

  Motorbikes, whiskey and T-shirts are among the US goods that could be hit by EU taxes if the US imposes import tariffs on steel and aluminum. The EU has drawn up a target list of 100 US goods worth €2.8bn (US$3.5bn), the BBC understands.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 09:14 UTC

  Trump's top economic advisor stepping down after losing trade policy battle

  

  Top economic adviser Gary Cohn is leaving the White House after breaking with President Donald Trump on trade policy, the latest in a string of high-level departures from the West Wing.