Tag: United Kingdom

• Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 22:54 UTC

  Corbyn-supportive AMLO sworn in as Mexico's president

  

  Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in as Mexico's new president, after his landslide win in July. The 65-year old AMLO, as he is more commonly referred to, is starting his six-year term with a promise to end corruption, poverty and extreme violence.

• Friday, November 30th 2018 - 15:47 UTC

  Princess Anne unveils Lord Cochrane monument in Santiago

  

  Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth's only daughter, was in Santiago Thursday to attend the unveiling of a monument honoring local Navy hero Lord Thomas Alexander Cochrane.

• Friday, November 30th 2018 - 05:52 UTC

  Falklands voice dismay and praise for second commercial flight

  

  The proposed second airline service between the Falklands and South America with a once a month stopover in Argentina, drew both strongly voiced concerns and praise at a public meeting held on Wednesday evening in Stanley. Worried citizens suggested Argentina might manipulate Islanders by threatening to interrupt the link to Sao Paulo, Brazil in the longer term.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 22:08 UTC

  British PM expected in BA Thursday evening

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is arriving Thursday evening at the Ezeiza Airport to participate in the G20 Leaders Summit hosted by Argentina, during which she will hold a series of bilateral meetings with some of her peers, including President Mauricio Macri.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 19:22 UTC

  Consensus or Chaos in the G20 Communiqué?

  

  By Scott Squires (*)“This article was originally published on the Argentina newsletter The Essential, by The Bubble News Inc. on November 29, 2018”. Ahead of any diplomatic summit, staffers, organizers and aides put in the countless hours of thankless grunt work necessary to make international diplomacy happen.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 09:21 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan praises agreement on Falklands' second commercial link with the region

  

  Foreign Office minister for the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan praised as historic the UK/Argentina agreement on a second commerical flight between the Falklands and the region.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Bank of England warnings on a no-deal Brexit: recession and plunging pound

  

  A no-deal Brexit could send the pound plunging and trigger a worse recession than the financial crisis, the Bank of England has warned. It said the UK economy could shrink by 8% in the immediate aftermath if there was no transition period, while house prices could fall by almost a third. The Bank of England also warned the pound could fall by a quarter.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:14 UTC

  Facebook's Zuckerberg blasted by politicians from nine countries for missing a hearing

  

  Politicians from nine countries reacted angrily to the absence of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at a hearing on Tuesday. The event is part of an unprecedented international inquiry into disinformation and fake news.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:45 UTC

  UK economic analysis in support of Brexit deal; Theresa May visits Scotland

  

  The British government is due to publish its economic analysis on the long-term effects of Brexit on the UK. Various scenarios will be set out by the Treasury - with the Daily Telegraph saying it will predict £150bn in lost output over 15 years under no deal, with Theresa May's plan costing £40bn.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:36 UTC

  Gibraltar Territorial Waters remain protected against illegal fishing

  

  The Government of Gibraltar wishes to counter the untrue claims that there has been an agreement to allow the breaking of the Rock's marine protection laws by commercial fishermen. There is absolutely no truth to these claims.