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Stories for August 21st 2017
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Monday, August 21st 2017 - 21:02 UTC
Ten Falklands' students in great performance achieve required points for university
The Falkland Islands Education Department has congratulated all A Level students on their results, since they have achieved the required points to continue their studies if they wish to.
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Monday, August 21st 2017 - 10:42 UTC
Warnings about Northern Ireland peace funding and Brexit negotiations
Lord Peter Hain has called on the government to “soften” its approach to ”taking the UK out of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).” The former secretary of state claimed that such a move could result in Northern Ireland losing millions of pounds of peace funding. The ECJ oversees reconciliation grants to North Ireland in the region of £240 million.
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Monday, August 21st 2017 - 10:34 UTC
Intellectual property: Trump orders investigation into China's policies and practices
United States has formally launched an investigation into China's policies regarding intellectual property. The top US trade official, Robert Lighthizer, said his office had “determined that these critical issues merit a thorough investigation”.
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Monday, August 21st 2017 - 09:04 UTC
Australian millennials targeting Antarctica, according to Aussie travel industry
Millennials are known for their wanderlust — their desire to explore the world and experience the unknown. But that obsession with an authentic, off-the-beaten-path travel experience isn’t leaving many countries left on their bucket-list — which is why a surprising destination is having its moment.
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Monday, August 21st 2017 - 08:45 UTC
Hard Brexit proposal to remove all trade tariffs and barriers sparks strong controversy
Removing all trade tariffs and barriers would help generate an annual £135bn uplift to the UK economy, according to a group of pro-Brexit economists. A “hard” Brexit is “economically much superior to soft” argues Prof Patrick Minford, lead author of a report from Economists for Free Trade, which insists that eliminating tariffs, either within free trade deals or unilaterally, would deliver huge gains.
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Monday, August 21st 2017 - 08:22 UTC
Terrorists in Barcelona were planning major attacks: they had 120 gas canisters ready to use in vehicles
The twelve strong terror cell that carried out two attacks in Spain this week had collected 120 gas canisters and was planning to use them in vehicle attacks, Spanish police say. Canisters were found at a house, said to be used by the cell, that blew up in the town of Alcanar on Wednesday night.
