Stories for July 2017

Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 07:22 UTC
Colombian president grants amnesty to FARC 3.600 members, as part of the peace deal

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the Farc rebel group, which last year reached a peace deal with the government. It is the third and final amnesty decree signed by Santos.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 07:05 UTC
World Population Day

World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 05:49 UTC
European Parliament rejects point blank PM May offer on citizens' rights

European Parliament’s lead Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has rejected Theresa May’s offer on citizens’ rights, claiming it was casting a “dark cloud” over people’s status. In a joint article with a cross-party group of senior MEPs, Mr Verhofstadt said the Prime Minister’s plan was a “damp squib” which carried a risk of creating “second-class citizenship”.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 05:39 UTC
“Remain” cross party group in Parliament pledges to fight “hard Brexit”

A cross-party group to co-ordinate the UK parliamentary fight against a “hard Brexit” has been set up under the leadership of Tory former minister Ana Soubry and senior Labour MP Chuka Umunna.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 05:26 UTC
PM May will miss Questions in Commons to welcome Spanish King and Queen

Theresa May is to miss her regular weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, in order to welcome the King and Queen of Spain to London, Downing Street has announced.
Monday, July 10th 2017 - 18:38 UTC
Interest in Falklands strong at London's Experience Latin America travel event

Falkland Islands Holidays (FIH) Jenny Luxton and Margaret Williams attended Experience Latin America last month; an exclusive by-invitation to the only travel trade event in London. The gathering brings together key suppliers from the Latin America region, with influential buyers from within the UK and Europe.
Monday, July 10th 2017 - 17:45 UTC
Don't hold your breath for deeper OPEC cuts

The rally in oil prices over the past two weeks came to a halt on news that OPEC is actually exporting more oil than previously thought. A month ago, oil prices appeared to be higher than they should have been, with weak demand, elevated inventories, and a recognition that the nine-month OPEC extension would be inadequate to balance the market.
Monday, July 10th 2017 - 15:13 UTC
G20 admits “Trump factor”: climate policy disagreement and blow to multilateral cooperation

Leaders from the world's leading economies broke with U.S. President Donald Trump on climate policy at a G20 summit on Saturday, in a rare public admission of disagreement and blow to multilateral cooperation.
Monday, July 10th 2017 - 15:01 UTC
EU main negotiator warns of “negative consequences” if no Brexit deal is reached

It will not be possible for Britain to enjoy all the benefits of the single market or frictionless trade with its former EU partners after Brexit, the European Commission’s chief negotiator has warned. Michel Barnier told an EU committee in Brussels that there will be “negative” consequences to Brexit, which result from the UK’s decision to vote Leave in last year’s referendum and not from any attempt by the EU to “punish” the UK.
Monday, July 10th 2017 - 09:35 UTC
Hamburg battle continued Sunday: 476 officers injured; financial support for cars torched and stores looted

Anti-globalization activists rioted for a third consecutive night in Hamburg early Sunday even after Group of 20 leaders had already left the port city in northern Germany. Police again used water cannon trucks against rioters attacking them with iron rods and pavement stones.