Politics

• Thursday, December 1st 2016 - 11:56 UTC

  UK defence and security relationship underlined at Chile´s Exponaval 2016

  

  Innovation, partnership and technology transfer are the main themes as the UK is showing a strong commitment to the UK/Chilean defence relationship by sending two Royal Navy ships to Exponaval 2016 in Valparaiso, Chile. The Type 23 Frigate HMS Portland is making its first visit to Chile along with Royal Fleet Auxiliary RFA Gold Rover.

• Thursday, December 1st 2016 - 10:26 UTC

  Sir Cosmo thanks Falklands' people and lawmakers for his 100th birthday gift

  

  Lady Haskard has sent a message from former Falkland Islands governor Sir Cosmo Haskard thanking the Falklands people and lawmakers for the gift of the painting of Government House for his 100th birthday (November 25). The message was received by Sukey Cameron, MBE, Falklands' government representative in London and stated the following:

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 12:04 UTC

  Putin an “emblem of struggle for the mutlipolar world,” says Maduro

  

  “Putin's victories are our victories,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told Russia's State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday during funerary ceremonies in Havana to mark the passing away of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 11:16 UTC

  Partial ban on burqa wearing in public sees first green light in Netherlands Parliament

  

  Members of Parliament on Tuesday voted to ban the Islamic full-face burqa from public places in The Netherlands, such as schools, hospitals and public transport. It was the latest such move in a European country.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 10:55 UTC

  Peruvian ex First Lady must face charges before taking job as FAO representative

  

  The United Nations has postponed the promotion of former Peruvian first lady Nadine Heredia to a key post in the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, in Geneva amid a money laundering investigation. The Judicial branch of Peru ordered Heredia to return to the country within 10 days after she left for Switzerland for several days to begin her role as the FAO's Geneva director.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 10:49 UTC

  Maduro's Bolivar devalued 60% in November: 3,684 Bolivares to one US dollar

  

  Leaders of the Venezuelan opposition have blamed President Nicolas Maduro's regime of causing the Bolivar to devalue to unprecedented levels against the U.S. dollar. According to data provided by the currency tracking website DolarToday, the Venezuelan Bolivar fell this week to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar in the black market.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 10:39 UTC

  Massive violent protests against Brazilian congress discussing austerity bill

  

  Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday in Brasilia outside Brazil's Congress to protest against the austerity plan of President Michel Temer and against what they see as attempts to shield corrupt politicians. Student groups and labor unions organized the demonstration to coincide with a debate in the Senate on Temer's proposal for a constitutional amendment that would cap public spending for 20 years.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 09:54 UTC

  “A little piece of the Malvinas” and Falklands' berries for Pope Francis

  

  An Argentine teacher and runner who has competed three times in the annual Falklands marathon met last week Pope Francis, in Rome, and handed him a “little piece of the Falklands” and some of the berries that the Argentine soldiers had to eat during their time in the 1982 conflict.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 09:31 UTC

  Temer signs bill that opens sub-salt oil deposits to private the sector

  

  Brazilian president Michel Temer signed legislation on Tuesday which opens the way for oil companies other than state-controlled Petrobras to operate the coveted sub-salt acreage. The bill repeals a controversial 2010 rule that requires Petrobras to hold a minimum 30% operating stake in assets governed by production-sharing contracts, mainly sub-salt assets.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2016 - 19:49 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez shows up in court but avoids the media and followers

  

  Former Argentine president early Tuesday morning turned up at the main court house in Buenos Aires, (Tribunales Building) where she had her finger prints taken and filled a social-environment report as indicated by law in Argentina. Judge Claudio Bonadio who has the case for which the ex president has been indicted and refers to the dollar futures sale by the Central bank, did not attend.