Stories for August 2017

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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, August 20th 2017 - 13:47 UTC
Indian Navy all women team in global tour scheduled to call in Falklands

A six-member women’s team of the Indian Navy will set sail in early September to circumnavigate the globe on the sailing vessel, INSV Tarini. This is the first-ever circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman crew from India, and one of the calls will take place in the Falkland Islands.
Sunday, August 20th 2017 - 13:14 UTC
Batista family, Brazilian meatpacker JBS main shareholder face several civil lawsuits

JBS SA will proceed with plans to list a U.S.-based unit when market conditions allow, as the world's No. 1 meatpacker wrestles with a shareholder revolt over the role of the controlling Batista family in a massive graft scandal. In a conference call to discuss second-quarter results, CEO Wesley Batista said JBS Foods International Inc could be listed by the end of next year, once parent JBS finalizes 6 billion Reais (US$1.9 billion) in asset sales to cut debt and restore investor confidence.
Sunday, August 20th 2017 - 13:09 UTC
Argentina opens its market to US pork products

Argentina has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork products for the first time since 1992, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. “Today’s announcement is a big win for American pork producers and proves that President Trump is getting real results for America’s farmers and ranchers,” said Vice President Pence.
Sunday, August 20th 2017 - 13:02 UTC
Guangdong province will host China-Latam business expo in November

The first China-Latin America and Caribbean International Exposition will be held in Zhuhai city of South China's Guangdong province from Nov 9-11, according to Zhu Qingqiao, deputy mayor of Zhuhai city. With an exhibition area of 30,000 square meters, the three-day event is expected to attract around 400 to 500 companies from both sides and over 40,000 visitors.