Stories for June 2017

Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:07 UTC
Brazil record trade surplus and industrial production up 0.6% in April

Encouraging news for Brazil's economic recovery: industrial output increased in April for the first time since December and the trade surplus rose to a record US$ 7.661bn during May, according to government data. Exports boosted by a record soy crop and rising auto sales reached US$ 19.8bn and imports US$ 12.2bn
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 09:49 UTC
Six people killed and 48 injured in terror incident in London; three attackers shot dead

Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday, then three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Police said the three men were wearing fake bomb vests.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 09:20 UTC
Conservative ex president Piñera leads Chilean polls, but 40% of voters still undecided

Conservative former president Sebastian Piñera has pulled further ahead of center-left hopeful Alejandro Guillier in Chile's presidential race, but the two remain the favorites to face off in the November election, a closely watched poll released on Friday showed.
Saturday, June 3rd 2017 - 11:59 UTC
Nomura Securities admits having purchased Venezuelan government bonds

Japanese investment bank has admitted it was part of a controversial deal with Goldman Sachs to buy Venezuelan government bonds. Nomura Securities said it also bought about US$100m worth of the bonds last week, according to Reuters reports. Goldman Sachs has faced fierce criticism for its purchase of $2.8bn worth of similar bonds.
Saturday, June 3rd 2017 - 07:45 UTC
Falkland Islands Budget highlights for 2017-2018: spending within means and no borrowing

The Falkland Islands government has announced highlights of its Budget for 2017/18, approved by the Legislative Assembly and which becomes effective on first July 2017 and will end on the 30th June 2018.
Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 08:15 UTC
Relief for Temer: Brazilian economy grew 1% in first quarter of the year

Brazil's economy grew by one percent in the first quarter of 2017, ending eight consecutive quarters of shrinkage in the country's worst recession in history, the state statistics office said Thursday. While not definitively ending the recession, the spike in growth offers another glimmer of light for Latin America's biggest economy -- and could throw a lifeline to President Michel Temer as he tries to fend off a huge corruption scandal.
Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 08:04 UTC
UK June 8 election: 18 to 24 year olds turnout a determining factor, and challenge for pollsters

The UK June 8 national election divergence in projections from pollsters is making the result hard to call and one of the key factors at the heart of the variation is whether younger and less well-off voters will turn out, and in what numbers. To achieve an upset, Labour are going to be hugely dependent on the trend that says younger and poorer voters, who appear to be rallying behind party leader James Corbyn, don’t actually vote come polling day.
Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 07:47 UTC
Labour and Tories recovering ground in Scotland; SNP ahead with 43% vote intention

Labour is running neck-and-neck with the Tories in Scotland, with both parties attracting around 25% of the vote, a new opinion poll has indicated. While the latest Ipsos Mori findings for STV put the SNP (Scottish National Party) out in front with backing from 43% of Scots certain to vote - down from its 2015 result of 50% - Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives are tied on 25% each.
Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 07:23 UTC
HMS Clyde, protecting the Falklands for a decade

This year, 2017, is key for HMS Clyde as it marks her tenth year operating in the southern hemisphere as the Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel, having first arrived on September 21, 2007.
Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 06:56 UTC
Value-added South Georgia Toothfish promoted at the world's largest food service trade show

Falkland Islands local company Georgia Seafoods Ltd joined food and beverage companies from 110 countries and all 50 states to exhibit at the National Restaurant Association’s annual trade show held in Chicago last weekend. The show is an essential destination for over 45,000 buyers representing the USA’s burgeoning food service sector.