News of britain

Brexit talks' fate hangs in balance at EU summit

14-10-2020 17:38 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared himself disappointed in the progress of post-Brexit trade talks Wednesday, but he will wait for news from an EU summit before deciding whether to pull the plug.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Control of Venezuelan gold held in London cast into doubt

05-10-2020 17:07 British court throws in question who controls nearly US$2 billion in Venezuelan gold stowed in a London bank vault amid a power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

Global pandemic

UK public warned to get serious as Covid toll set to surge

21-09-2020 09:02 England is on track for about 50,000 coronavirus cases a day by mid-October and a surging death toll unless the public gets serious about preventive action, top UK advisors warn.

Brexit

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

10-09-2020 16:08 Britain left the political structures of the EU on January 31 and will make an economic break when an 11-month transition period ends on December 31.

BREXIT

Boris Johnson’s move to break international law sparks outrage

08-09-2020 19:16 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s threat to break international law over Brexit was slammed by members of his own party on Tuesday, who warned it will damage the UK's global standing.

Global pandemic

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

20-07-2020 13:01 Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.

Periodismo Puro / Interview

Listen: Interview with Financial Times' chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf

25-04-2020 20:47 Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, discusses the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fall-out in an exclusive interview with Perfil co-founder Jorge Fontevecchia.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Coronavirus pandemic

UK PM Johnson out of intensive care as condition improves

09-04-2020 16:10 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday left intensive care, where he had spent the three previous days for treatment against coronavirus, his Downing Street office said.

Coronavirus pandemic

British PM Johnson spends night in ICU, but not on a ventilator

07-04-2020 08:10 Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with Covid-19, the first major world leader to be confirmed to have the virus. He was moved to the ICU Monday after his condition deteriorated.

Coronavirus pandemic

British PM Boris Johnson taken to intensive care, confirms Downing Street

06-04-2020 16:28 Conservative leader, who admitted he had the Covid-19 coronavirus on March 27, admitted to intensive care after condition worsens. He is believed to be conscious and has been moved as a precautionary step.

Breaking news

British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19

27-03-2020 08:55 Tory leader confirms in video posted on Twitter that he has "developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus."

Coronavirus pandemic

More than one billion told to stay home worldwide over virus

23-03-2020 11:25 Some countries have imposed mandatory lockdown measures, while others have issued stay-at-home recommendations to stem the spread of the virus.

Coronavirus pandemic

Italian coronavirus death toll overtakes China's as outbreak spreads

19-03-2020 14:32 Italy on Thursday overtook China's coronavirus death toll, with 427 new fatalities taking its total since the first case was registered in February to 3,405.

BRITISH OFFICIAL

UK minister for Americas arrives in Argentina for bilateral meetings

03-03-2020 21:20 Wendy Morton MP discusses climate change, human rights, trade opportunities in talks with Argentine officials.

BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY

Royal reset: Harry, Meghan aim to control their media image

09-01-2020 13:46 After years of growing tension with the press, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced plans to quit their senior royal duties, move part-time to North America, seek financial independence and withdraw from regular media scrutiny.

sports

Argentina and Nadal-led Spain sweep into ATP Cup quarters

08-01-2020 12:28 Argentina face Russia after seeing off in quarter-finals in Sydney.

VATICAN CEREMONY

Argentine, British bishops exchange statuettes of Our Lady of Luján at Vatican

30-10-2019 13:23 Pope Francis appeared to wipe away tears on Wednesday, during an emotional ceremony that saw Argentina and Britain make powerful gesture of reconciliation, 37 years on from the war between the two nations.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

British Embassy pays tribute to late journalist Andrew Graham-Yooll

24-10-2019 18:40 Ambassador Mark Kent leads tributes to late journalist, editor and author, with remembrance from former Buenos Aires Herald editor Robert Cox and cousin John Hunter, and a musical tribute.

by Michael Soltys

BRITISH POLITICS

Brexit in limbo again as PM Johnson wins one vote, loses another

22-10-2019 17:29 MPs reject fast-track attempt to pass Brexit bill within days, demanding more time to scrutinise the complex legislation and throwing Conservative leader's exit timetable into chaos.

BREXITSHAMBLES

Blow for PM as UK's top court rules Parliament suspension was illegal

24-09-2019 10:07 Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal.

obituary

Ex-Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore aged 95

06-09-2019 09:31 Mugabe enjoyed strong support after taking over as prime minister and Zimbabwe's first post-colonial leader. But he was reviled in later years as the economy collapsed and human rights violations increased.

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson weakened by Tory party defections over Brexit

03-09-2019 15:35 MPs returned from their summer recess to confront PM over his insistence that the United Kingdom leave the European Union on October 31, even without a withdrawal agreement to cushion the economic blow.

ANARCHY IN THE UK?

Boris Johnson plays a brutal game of Brexit Truth or Dare

31-08-2019 01:15 Anti-democratic? Demagogic? British prime minister’s decision to suspend Parliament marks a sharp escalation of hostilities over Brexit.

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson triggers outrage with move to suspend Parliament

28-08-2019 09:01 Angry opponents brand move by Brexit-favouring PM Boris Johnson as a "coup," a "declaration of war," and an "offence against democracy."

OBITUARY

History, humour and humility: Remembering Andrew Graham-Yooll

06-07-2019 22:07 Respected, influential and talented writer and journalist, whose experiences with Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship he shared with the world, has died in London aged 75.

by James Grainger

BREXIT BRITAIN

Conservative rivals battle as UK PM May exits, defeated by Brexit

07-06-2019 09:52 Theresa May formally steps down as Conservative Party leader today, defeated by the Brexit conundrum. No public event is planned to mark the occasion as her time at the helm ends, not with a bang but a whimper.

TRUMP IN LONDON

Trump promises 'phenomenal' trade deal with Britain during state visit

04-06-2019 15:42 As a big balloon of a nappy-wearing baby Trump floated over a rally that blocked central London traffic, the US leader heaped praise on outgoing PM Theresa May – and scorn on opposition Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

BRITISH POLITICS

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces she will resign on June 7

24-05-2019 08:55 Decision ends a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit and increases likelihood of Britain crashing out of the EU later this year.

UK’S DEPATURE FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION

Britain braces for uncertainty ahead of make-or-break Brexit vote

08-12-2018 12:17 British Prime Minister Theresa May looks to be on a collision course with Parliament over her Brexit plan.

POPPY DAY CEREMONY

Reconciliation to the fore at WWI remembrance service

17-11-2018 14:31 Those lost during World War I remembered at highly symbolic and emotional ceremony at British and German Cemeteries in Chacarita, a century on from the armstice that ended the fighting.

by Michael Soltys

BREXIT TURMOIL

British PM faces leadership challenge over Brexit

17-11-2018 09:44 Theresa May wins support for her beleaguered Brexit deal from key politicians and business groups, but she remains besieged by opponents inside her own party, who are determined to oust her.

ARMISTICE: A CENTURY ON

Anglo-German reconciliation opens doors for historic Armistice ceremony

03-11-2018 09:03 A century on from the end of World War I, the dividing line between the British and German cemeteries in Characarita will be erased at an event laden with symbolism.

by Michael Soltys