Stories for August 2017

Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 07:18 UTC
Venezuela denies electoral manipulation; constituent assembly inauguration delayed

Venezuela's election chief has denied a report that voter turnout numbers were “manipulated” and inflated by at least 1 million for this week's controversial election to choose an assembly to rewrite the national constitution.
Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 07:01 UTC
Canny Temer survives vote in the Lower House: “a clear undisputable victory”

Brazilian lawmakers tossed out a corruption charge against scandal-plagued President Michel Temer on Wednesday, saving the conservative leader from becoming the country’s second leader in 12 months to be forced from office. Despite hugely embarrassing bribery allegations, Temer had been expected to survive.
Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 06:50 UTC
Hammond and Macri agree to expand trade, investment and building closer links

Argentine president Mauricio Macri received on Wednesday Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, who had anticipated the purpose of the visit was to deepen UK-Argentine economic partnership and address political issues of common interest, such as the 2018 G20 summit and Argentina's aspiration to join OECD.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2017 - 20:33 UTC
Euro zone unemployment falls to its lowest since February 2009; inflation remains below 2%

The unemployment rate in the Euro zone has fallen to its lowest since February 2009, according to the latest official figures. The rate dropped to 9.1% last month, from a downwardly revised 9.2% in May. Separately, inflation remained unchanged in July at 1.3%, according to a preliminary estimate from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2017 - 08:36 UTC
Lord Hague supports Hammond for pushing for a Brexit transitional deal

Philip Hammond has been backed by former Tory leader Lord Hague amid ongoing Cabinet tensions about the approach to Brexit. The ex-foreign secretary said the Chancellor deserves credit for pushing for a transitional deal which preserves close ties to Brussels, giving time for a new trading relationship to be established and avoiding turning Brexit into a “disaster”.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2017 - 07:59 UTC
The Buenos Aires Herald, part of Argentina's history folds after more than 140 years

The Buenos Aires Herald, a long established English-language newspaper lauded for its coverage of Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, will close after more than 140 years of publication, the newspaper said late on Monday.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2017 - 07:33 UTC
Hammond begins round of trade and political talks in Argentina

The Chancellor of the Exchequer begins on Wednesday a round of trade, investment and political contacts in Argentina, following a two day visit to Brazil, as part of a tour of South America's biggest economy. It will be the most important visit of a British cabinet minister in over sixteen years to Argentina.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2017 - 07:12 UTC
To save or not to save Temer, Brazilian lawmakers' challenge in an televised live vote on a bribery charge

August has been a devastating month for Brazilian presidents, 31 days in which they have been impeached or resigned. One even committed suicide, Getulio Vargas in 1954, and for Michel Temer's own predecessor, ex president Dilma Rousseff, it was her demise when she was removed last Aug. 31 for breaking fiscal rules in her management of the budget.
Tuesday, August 1st 2017 - 21:39 UTC
The United Kingdom Needs More Europe, Not Less

By Mike Gapes (*) For the future security and stability of our country, our continent and the world this is the worst possible moment for the UK to be leaving the European Union. Unfortunately, we are planning to leave our European partners at a time when there is going to be less and less agreement amongst the most important countries about how to deal with current and emerging global problems.
Tuesday, August 1st 2017 - 18:39 UTC
EU Banking and Medicine authorities moving out of UK

An estimated twenty European Union countries are expected to submit bids to provide a new home for two agencies that will be relocated from the UK after Brexit. The European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA), based in Canary Wharf in London, employ just over 1,000 staff between them.