Stories for June 16th 2016

Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 23:51 UTC
Labor Remain MP killed in north England; Brexit campaign suspended

A British member of Parliament died on Thursday after she was shot and stabbed in a “horrific” assault in her constituency, police have said. Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, north England, was left bleeding on the ground after the attack in Birstall, West Yorkshire. A man was arrested nearby. One eyewitness was reported stating that her attacker shout “put Britain first” at least twice beforehand.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 23:36 UTC
“Increasingly likely” Sterling would drop further in the event of a Leave vote, warns Bank of England

The Bank of England has warned that uncertainty about the EU referendum is the “largest immediate risk” facing global financial markets. The bank said there were “risks of adverse spillovers to the global economy” from the 23 June vote and it was “increasingly likely” that sterling would fall further - perhaps sharply - in the event of a leave vote, the Bank added.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 20:35 UTC
Falklands will receive a visit from the International Red Cross

A four person delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be visiting the Falkland Islands from 27 June to 2 July, as part of the humanitarian mission to help identify the mortal remains of unnamed Argentine combatants buried at the Argentine memorial in Darwin.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 11:54 UTC
Brazilian suspended lawmaker warns that if arrested he will take other politicians down with him

Brazil's congressional ethics committee voted to strip suspended Speaker Eduardo Cunha of his seat for allegedly lying about undeclared Swiss bank accounts, the latest in a series of political earthquakes to rock Latin America's largest country.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 11:15 UTC
Liberation Day Reception, London - The Falkland Islands are flourishing

That is the message from the gathering of supporters at the Falkland Islands Government Annual Reception in London commemorating the 34th anniversary of liberation from Argentine occupation. An upbeat update on progress in all aspects of life in the Islands was given by long-serving member of the Legislature, Mrs Jan Cheek. t
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 11:04 UTC
Emergency Loans to three Brazilian states unable to pay salaries and pensions

Brazil is considering an emergency loan to aid, as many have called it, the broken state of Rio de Janeiro, according to two senior federal government officials. News reports said the federal loan would be shared with Rio Grande do Sul, and Minas Gerais states, where employees and pension beneficiaries are not getting paid.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 08:33 UTC
Temer linked to the Petrobras scandal by a key witness

Brazil's interim president Michel Temer has been linked to one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in testimony by a key witness made public Wednesday. . Sergio Machado, former chief executive of state oil company Petrobras, said that Temer had asked for money from the company to fund political campaigns for himself and other members of his party.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 08:20 UTC
Canada and Pacific Alliance establish long term strategic partnership

Canada became the first observer country to enter into a strategic partnership with the Pacific Alliance. Chrystia Freeland, minister of International trade and ministers of the four countries of the alliance—Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru—signed a joint declaration today in Mexico City.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 08:08 UTC
Argentina's revamped stats data launched: May inflation 4.2%

Argentina released inflation figures for the first time since December last year, when newly elected president Mauricio Macri suspended the publication of economic data and intervened the official stats office, Indec, following long standing claims of manipulation by his predecessor.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:55 UTC
Malcorra thanks OAS for continued support to Argentina on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute

Foreign minister Susana Malcorra reiterated Argentina's call to OAS state members to continue supporting the resumption of negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas question. A controversy which she said, “involves the whole southern hemisphere”.