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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 12:35 UTC

Stories for November 2016

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 10:28 UTC

    Falklands' Observance of Remembrance Sunday 13 November

    The Annual Service will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am, and will continue at the Cross of Sacrifice

    Falkland Islands elected government has announced the arrangements for the observance of Remembrance Sunday 13 November. The Annual Service will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am. Governor Colin Roberts CVO, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defense personnel, veterans and reserves MP Mark Lancaster, Commander British Forces Commodore Darren Bone, RN, Members of the Legislative Assembly, visiting and resident Veterans, together with Senior Officers of the Armed Services will be attending this Service.

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 09:57 UTC

    Scotland will apply to intervene against the UK government's Supreme Court appeal on Brexit

    “Let me be clear -- I recognize and respect the right of England and Wales to leave the EU. This is not an attempt to veto that process,” Sturgeon told reporters.

    Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that her semi-autonomous government will apply to the UK Supreme Court to intervene against the UK Government case, in a bid to secure a vote not just for the House of Commons but for the Scottish parliament.

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 09:48 UTC

    Supreme Court will hear UK government's appeal on Parliament involvement in Brexit process 5 December

    Prime Minister Theresa May's government is appealing against a High Court ruling last week that it does not have the executive power alone to trigger Article 50

    Britain's Supreme Court said Tuesday it has set aside four days starting on December 5 to hear the government's appeal against a landmark ruling that it must seek parliament's approval to start the Brexit process. All 11 Supreme Court judges will hear the case, which could delay Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, and will deliver their judgment “probably in the New Year”, a court statement said.

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 09:29 UTC

    Trump becomes US 45th president with support from white working class and rural voters

    CNN reported that Clinton called Trump to concede at about 1:40 a.m.. Trump clinched his stunning victory minutes earlier, after winning Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes

    Donald John Trump has been projected as the winner of the presidential election, according to the Associated Press, after election returns showed that Trump had won stunning come-from-behind victories across a swath of contested states. Trump, 70, will be the 45th president of the United States. A real-estate developer and former reality-TV star,

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 09:02 UTC

    Close friends and loyalists considered for the Trump cabinet

    Rudy Giuliani for attorney general, Newt Gingrich for secretary of state, retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn for defense secretary or national security adviser

    Now that Donald Trump will be moving to the White House next January, speculation about the names being considered for his cabinet have started to emerge. According to sources close to the winning team some of the names included are Rudy Giuliani for attorney general, Newt Gingrich for secretary of state, retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn for defense secretary or national security adviser, Trump finance chairman Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary, and Republican National Committee finance chair Lew Eisenberg for commerce secretary.

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 08:56 UTC

    Bill Clinton's inconvenient truth about the white working class expectations

    Clinton mentioning that, after inflation, 84% of the American people had not had a raise of 1 cent since the financial crash

    Bill Clinton once said the white working class had been left hopeless after six years of Barack Obama's administration. The former president was quoted in a speech published by Wikileaks as part of the website's release of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's emails.

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 08:32 UTC

    Stock markets sink, Mexican peso plunges as Trump takes early lead

    Trump's victory causes tremblor all over the world

    The U.S. dollar sank and stock markets slammed into reverse in wild trade as investors faced the real possibility of a shock win by Republican Donald Trump that could upend the global political order. Major indexes in Asia fall by more than 2%.

  • Wednesday, November 9th 2016 - 08:22 UTC

    Republicans retain control of the US House of Representatives

    The TV networks ABC and NBC both projected a Republican majority in the 435-seat chamber, which the party has controlled since 2010.

    The Republican Party has retained its majority in the US House of Representatives, projections suggest early Wednesday. The TV networks ABC and NBC both projected a Republican majority in the 435-seat chamber, which the party has controlled since 2010.

  • Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 14:50 UTC

    Something is happening in China: new Finance and State Security ministers

    Xiao, 59, who is currently deputy secretary general of the State Council, replaces Lou Jiwei, who had served as finance minister since March 2013.

    China appointed a new finance minister on Monday who is expected to maintain an expansionary fiscal policy and push reforms to put a lid on rising debt levels in the economy. Xiao Jie, a former tax chief and Minister of Finance deputy minister, was named minister of finance, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

  • Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 10:52 UTC

    Paraguay foresees possible economic growth above expectations

    Paraguay's Central Bank CEO Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos optimistic about GDP increase

    Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) CEO Carlos Fernández Valdovinos spoke of the possibility of closing this year with a growth of more than 4% of gross domestic product (GDP). Announcement due on December 5.