International

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 08:21 UTC

  Nobel Prize for Peace awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

  

  The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. ICAN describes itself as a coalition of grassroots non-government groups in more than 100 nations. It originated in Australia and was then launched internationally in Vienna in 2007.

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 08:15 UTC

  Madrid decree makes it easier for companies to move location out of Catalonia

  

  Spain’s government has approved a decree that would make it easier for companies in Catalonia to move the location of their official registration out of the region. The move will allow the relocation of Caixabank, Spain’s third largest bank by assets, before next week, when separatist authorities in Catalonia want to declare independence.

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 07:54 UTC

  “Coup” to remove Theresa May is exposed and fizzles out; senior cabinet members rallies round the PM

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has brushed aside calls from rebel Tory MPs to stand aside, insisting that she would carry on providing “calm leadership” at the head of the Government. In her first public appearance since her chaotic party conference speech in Manchester on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said she had the “full support” of her Cabinet.

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 07:34 UTC

  Madrid apologizes to Catalonians injured during police crackdown but blames local government

  

  A top Spanish government official in Catalonia has expressed regret about those injured when police cracked down on people taking part in a banned referendum.

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 07:04 UTC

  UK's Newton Fund sponsors scientific research in six Latin American countries

  

  The Newton Fund, a UK Government initiative, has announced the opening of applications for scientific researchers of six Latin American countries (among them, Argentina) to take part in regional workshops on biodiversity or travel grants to the United Kingdom.

• Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 06:47 UTC

  China's National Golden Week holiday becoming a jackpot for London

  

  A week-long national holiday in China is providing a much-needed boost for the entertainment and retail industry in London, with Chinese tourists taking advantage of the dip in exchange rates. China's National Day Golden Week holiday is arguably one of the biggest events in the consumer calendar.

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 09:40 UTC

  Japanese born British novelist Ishiguro wins the Nobel Literature Prize

  

  Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for “The Remains of the Day,” won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. The selection of the 62-year-old Ishiguro marked a return to traditional literature following two years of unconventional choices by the Swedish Academy for the 9-million-kronor (US$1.1 million) prize.

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 08:28 UTC

  Tropical storm in Central America kills at least 22 people, and is moving towards Mexico

  

  Tropical storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America with torrential rains that forced thousands from their homes, uprooted trees, knocked out bridges and turned roads into rivers, according to officials on Thursday. The storm is moving to Mexico and United States.

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 08:13 UTC

  German Industries tells members to prepare “for a very hard Brexit”

  

  German companies with a presence in the UK should be planning for a “very hard Brexit”, Germany's biggest industry body has warned. German industry looked “with concern” at the progress of the Brexit talks, said the boss of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Joachim Lang. Britain “is lacking a clear concept despite talking a lot,” he added.

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 07:57 UTC

  Top Spanish bank moving out of Catalonia because of independence scare

  

  Sabadell, the Barcelona-based bank, said it will move its legal base out of Catalonia following threats by the region's leaders to declare independence. Spain's fifth-biggest bank said it would start the process on Friday to move its legal domicile to Alicante. Its headquarters and employees will remain in Barcelona.