Politics

Wednesday, November 11th 2015 - 06:47 UTC
Argentina to purchase Israel fighter jets, according to defense media reports

After almost two years of negotiations and endless speculations surrounding the question of what fighter jet Argentina would go for, Argentine media report that a decision has been made to purchase the IAI Kfir jets to replace the Air Force’s Mirages. According to the report, in Interdefensa Militar Argentina, the decision is currently awaiting final approval from the Cabinet.
Wednesday, November 11th 2015 - 06:34 UTC
Catalonia acting premier Mas rebuked by secession coalition partner

Catalan government’s partner in the secessionist drive, the small anti-capitalist CUP party, on Tuesday confirmed that its preferred candidate to head the region following the September 27 election is not acting premier Artur Mas.
Wednesday, November 11th 2015 - 06:11 UTC
Argentina's Supreme Court orders YPF to publicly release 2013 contract with Chevron

Argentina's supreme court has ordered state-controlled YPF to publicly release all clauses of a 2013 contract with Chevron to develop shale oil in the country's vast Vaca Muerta formation. In a 3-1 ruling, the justices sided with opposition Socialist Senator Hector Ruben Giustiniani, ruling that the state's 51% stake in the firm effectively makes it a public company subject to transparency laws.
Wednesday, November 11th 2015 - 05:50 UTC
Germany mourns one of the architects of modern, unified Europe, Helmut Schmidt

Helmut Schmidt, who served as West German Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, has died aged 96, his office says. Mr. Schmidt, who was a Social Democrat, was an architect of the European Monetary System, which linked EU currencies and helped pave the way to the euro. He also helped to consolidate Germany's post-war economic boom.
Tuesday, November 10th 2015 - 09:31 UTC
Sofia and its variants, is the most popular baby name in the world

A new study by naming expert Laura Wattenberg has found that Sophia, and its variants including Sofia, is the most popular baby name in the world. Wattenberg collected name statistics from 49 countries, and Sophia, which means “wisdom” topped lists in nine countries, including Italy, Slovakia, Russia and Mexico.
Tuesday, November 10th 2015 - 07:22 UTC
Falklands will attend BOT Joint Ministerial Council in London on December

The Falkland Islands will be attending the fourth meeting of the British Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) will be held in London on 1 - 2 December at Lancaster House, which will be hosted by FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories James Duddridge MP.
Tuesday, November 10th 2015 - 06:17 UTC
OECD lowers global growth estimate; sharp downturn in emerging markets

A further sharp downturn in emerging market economies and world trade has weakened global growth to around 2.9% this year – well below its long-term average – and is a source of uncertainty for near-term prospects, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Monday.
Tuesday, November 10th 2015 - 05:56 UTC
Rajoy says “Catalonia is not going anywhere, nothing is going to break”

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced on Monday his government would file an appeal with the Constitutional Court to ensure that an independence declaration backed by the Catalan regional parliament has “no consequences”, he told a news conference.
Monday, November 9th 2015 - 08:38 UTC
Major exhibition of the Antarctic legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Hurley at the RGS

A major new exhibition on Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition will open at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), London, on 21 November, with an off-shoot exhibition coming to South Georgia early in 2016. The exhibitions are inspired by the glass plate negatives taken by Endurance expedition photographer Frank Hurley, according to the latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter
Monday, November 9th 2015 - 08:15 UTC
Border conflict erupts between Chile and Peru over a 10 acre wedge of land

The fragile relations between neighboring Chile and Peru appeared to unwind further Saturday, after Peruvian President Ollanta Humala officially recognized an administrative district in a disputed border area. The Chilean government promptly sent a protest note to Peru “strongly” rejecting the law because it concerns “unquestionably” Chilean territory.