MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 11th 2016
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Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 07:38 UTC
Rousseff calls for a referendum on holding early elections
Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff said she would call a referendum on holding early elections if she is reinstated as president, an offer analysts saw as a bid to sway undecided senators to help clear her in an impeachment trial.
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Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 07:32 UTC
Switzerland expects influx of funds, if British voters decide to leave the European Union
Swiss wealth managers said Friday they would expect an influx of funds from skittish international investors if British voters choose to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum. Participants in a seminar organized by the Swiss Private Bankers Association (SPBA) in Geneva voiced concern about what the implications would be if a Brexit is voted through in a referendum on June 23.
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Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 06:53 UTC
St Helena airport certified and open, with challenges for larger planes in one runway
St Helena governor Lisa Phillips has rejected recent news in the British media referred to the BOT's airport alleged “indefinite postponement” condition, arguing the terminal has been certified and is open, as demonstrated by a recent medivac flight a week ago.
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Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 06:31 UTC
Gibraltar Chief Minister to Address the UN C 24 Committee on Monday
On Sunday Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia leave the Rock for New York in order to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, usually known as the Committee of 24.
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Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 06:13 UTC
Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat and pledges “a responsible opposition”
Keiko Fujimori conceded defeat in Peru's presidential election on Friday, bringing an end to the closest presidential runoff vote in the country's history after losing to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski by less than 50,000 ballots.
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Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 05:53 UTC
“Please don't go”, Der Spiegel's Saturday special German-English edition
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned Friday that if Britain voted to leave the European Union, it wouldn't have access to the single market like non-members Norway and Switzerland do.
