Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, September 15th 2015 - 04:51 UTC

  Jeremy Corbyn and the Falkland Islands

  

  'Following the controversial election of Jeremy Corbyn as the new leader of the British Labour Party, the Daily Mail published, on Monday 15th September, the following letter which was written by Patrick Watts who was Head of Falklands Radio 1977-1999 and who was broadcasting at the time of the Argentine Invasion in April 1982.'

• Monday, September 14th 2015 - 09:24 UTC

  Corbyn's victory seems to indicate Labor wants to move to the left and away from Blair-Brown era

  

  When Jeremy Corbyn entered the race to lead the Labor Party earlier this year, he struggled to get the 35 nominations from members of parliament needed to make it onto the ballot. That is a distant memory after he won a resounding victory to become the leader of the party. With 59.5% of the first-preference votes, Corbyn's mandate beats that won by Tony Blair in 1994.

• Monday, September 14th 2015 - 07:15 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez celebrates Corbyn as “the triumph of hope”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández congratulated Jeremy Corbyn for the victory in the elections of Britain’s Labor Party calling him “the great friend of Latin America” and for supporting dialogue with London to discuss the sovereignty of the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Saturday, September 12th 2015 - 09:59 UTC

  UK offshore oil sector lost 65.000 jobs; industry's challenge: taking a barrel's operational cost to £15

  

  The contraction of Britain's offshore oil sector has already stripped out 65,000 jobs, according to a new report. The calculation of a 15% drop since the start of last year came from the annual economic impact report of trade body Oil and Gas UK.

• Thursday, September 10th 2015 - 08:25 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth thanks well-wishers for their 'touching messages of kindness'

  

  Queen Elizabeth has thanked well-wishers in the UK and overseas for their “touching messages of kindness” as she becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch. Speaking in the Scottish Borders, the 89-year-old monarch said the title was “not one to which I have ever aspired”.

• Thursday, September 10th 2015 - 06:32 UTC

  Lula da Silva pictured with the Pope's Malvinas-dialogue poster

  

  Brazil's former president Lula da Silva was pictured holding Pope Francis' poster calling for dialogue in the 'Malvinas issue'.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2015 - 08:23 UTC

  Germany willing to take half a million refugees annually over several years

  

  Germany said it could take half a million refugees annually over several years as Greek islands struggled on Tuesday to process a huge backlog of migrants desperate to travel to western Europe. Reflecting deepening concern, the European Union's president warned the EU faced a years-long refugee crisis, while the UN urged countries worldwide to help tackle the problem.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2015 - 06:31 UTC

  Don't Be Fooled by Dialogue -- Argentina Only Wants One Answer to 'the Falklands Question'

  

  By Jan Cheek (*) (*) - On Friday 4th, Ms Cecilia Nahón, Argentina Ambassador to the United States, wrote an article for the Huffington Post, titled 'Malvinas: All Argentina Is Saying Is Give Dialogue A Chance.'

• Tuesday, September 8th 2015 - 06:10 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch

  

  Queen Elizabeth II will on Wednesday pass the landmark for longest-reigning monarch set by Queen Victoria. Here are some figures about her reign, which has lasted more than 63 years:

• Monday, September 7th 2015 - 09:59 UTC

  “For a more competitive Europe”

  

  Prime Minister and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy wrote an article for the Spanish newspaper Expansión on competiveness.