MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 4th 2017
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Monday, September 4th 2017 - 16:36 UTC
EU Brexit negotiator: “educating” UK about the price it would pay for leaving the “EU club”
The EU's Brexit negotiator has said he sees the process as an opportunity to “teach the British people and others what leaving the EU means”. Michel Barnier said he would never resort to blackmail but saw it as his job to “educate” the UK about the price it would pay for leaving the EU “club”.
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Monday, September 4th 2017 - 16:29 UTC
Xi calls on BRICS colleagues to play a bigger role in world governance
Five major emerging economies opened a summit on Monday to map out their future course, with host Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on them to play a bigger role in world governance, reject protectionism and inject new energy into tackling the gap between the world's wealthy and developing nations.
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Monday, September 4th 2017 - 10:40 UTC
US employment growth decreasing, but still strong; waiting for Harvey's aftermath
The US economy added 156,000 jobs in August, less than the previous month and below expectations. Analysts had expected US non-farm payrolls to rise by between 175,000 and 185,000 last month. Data released by the US Department of Labor also showed that employment growth in June and July was lower than originally estimated.
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Monday, September 4th 2017 - 10:13 UTC
Falklands' dialogue in exchange for England organizing the 2018 World Cup
If the United Kingdom had consented to sit and negotiate the Falkland Islands, Argentina would have given its vote for England to organize the 2018 World Cup. The long standing rumor was confirmed by the son of Argentina's deceased powerful boss of the country's football, Julio Humberto Grondona.
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Monday, September 4th 2017 - 07:19 UTC
PM May calls for unity as Commons begins to debate the Brexit repeal bill
Theresa May has appealed for unity from pro-EU Conservative MPs as the Commons is set to debate the government's Brexit repeal bill on Thursday. The bill, seen as a key plank of the government's Brexit policy, transfers EU law into UK legislation
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Monday, September 4th 2017 - 07:06 UTC
Merkel steaming ahead to a fourth term following prime-time debate with her rival
Three weeks before elections, Angela Merkel appeared to powering ahead on Monday to a possible fourth term as chancellor of Germany, after her rival Martin Schulz failed to halt her advance in a crucial televised debate. Sunday's prime-time TV clash had been billed as Schulz's last chance to sway millions to his cause and halt a devastating popularity slide.
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Monday, September 4th 2017 - 06:57 UTC
Reception in UK embassy for Uruguayan Chevening scholars
The British embassy in Uruguay organized a pre-departure event for the Chevening scholars who will study masters degrees at UK universities in 2017-18. After a presentation on the Chevening experience and what awaits them upon their arrival in the United Kingdom, the ambassador offered a reception for them and their families, authorities, alumni and members of the Graduates from British Universities Association, GBUA.
