Politics

• Friday, July 6th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  US EPA chief steps down following numerous scandals and ethics violations

  

  United States Embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has resigned after fighting numerous scandals and alleged ethics violations. “The unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us,” Pruitt wrote in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday.

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• Friday, July 6th 2018 - 06:03 UTC

  Europe will impose tougher rules for visa exempt non-EU nationals

  

  Non-EU nationals exempt from visa requirements will have to get an authorization before travelling to the EU, under new rules backed by the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday.

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• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Brazil Investigation into medical equipment fraud; top GE official arrested

  

  Brazilian police arrested a senior General Electric Co executive on Wednesday, as part of a sprawling investigation into fraud in medical equipment tenders overseen by health authorities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, police and prosecutors said.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:27 UTC

  Two British citizens critically ill after exposure to nerve gas Novichok

  

  Two British citizens are critically ill after they were exposed to Novichok, the same nerve agent that struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Brazil industrial production plummets in May on truckers strike

  

  Industrial output in Brazil plummeted in May at the sharpest pace in a decade, highlighting the deep impact of a nationwide truckers' strike in the final weeks of that month. Production fell 10.9% from April, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday, the largest decline since December 2008.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 06:52 UTC

  Sinn Fein remembers London that the Irish border issue is still pending

  

  Theresa May’s government is more focused on its “internal negotiation” than talks on addressing the Irish border issue, Sinn Fein’s vice president has claimed. Michelle O’Neill said any return of physical infrastructure at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit would be a security threat and have “serious implications” for business.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 06:40 UTC

  Jaguar-Land Rover warns about a “bad” Brexit for profits and investment

  

  Jaguar Land Rover has warned that a “bad” Brexit deal would hit its profits and threaten its £ 80bn investment plans. The UK's biggest carmaker, owned by India's Tata Motors, said its “heart and soul is in the UK”.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 06:24 UTC

  Argentina deregulates and eliminates minimum prices for domestic airfares

  

  In an unexpected move, Argentina’s Minister of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich announced that national administration will no longer set minimum prices for domestic airfares, starting on August 15.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 23:02 UTC

  Falklands implements significant investments in nursery provision

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Budget for 2018/19 are investing £3 million in families this year, including making significant investments in nursery provision. This is to help ensure that childcare in the Falkland Islands remains safe, suitable and affordable for everyone.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 21:55 UTC

  UK beneficial ownership vote alarms Overseas Territories; financial services vital for several islands

  

  A vote by the UK parliament to insist that Britain’s Overseas Territories introduce publicly available beneficial ownership registers by December 31, 2020, has sparked anger and dismay within these autonomous, mainly small island, jurisdictions.