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Stories for September 12th 2017
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Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 17:19 UTC
EU Withdrawal bill passed first Parliamentary test, but real battle is still ahead
The government's bid to extract the UK from EU law in time for Brexit has passed its first Parliamentary test. MPs backed the EU Withdrawal Bill by 326 to 290 in a Monday late-night vote despite critics saying it represented a “power-grab” by ministers.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 09:45 UTC
Falklands' Stamps: An indication of sovereignty and a promotional opportunity
By Andrew Francis FIG Postmaster - A country's stamp issues are important for many reasons. They are an indication of sovereignty, are a chance to promote the country throughout the world and raise money for the government.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 09:32 UTC
FAO forecasts an all time record global cereal production
Global food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up expectations for larger grain inventories. The FAO Food Price Index declined 1.3% from July, averaging 176.6 points in August.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil's air commercial industry considers building a factory in China
Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer plans to analyze the possibility of building a factory in China to manufacture jet aircraft for the commercial aviation segment, the company’s chief executive said.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 09:14 UTC
PM May rings President Trump over a threat to Bombardier jobs in Belfast
Prime Minister Theresa May has phoned US President Donald Trump over a threat to jobs at Bombardier in Belfast from a trade dispute. In 2016, Canadian firm Bombardier won an order to supply up to 125 CSeries passenger jets to US airline Delta. The wings for the CSeries are made at Bombardier's Belfast plant.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 09:03 UTC
Trump's firing of FBI Director, “the biggest mistake in modern political history”
Ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon says President Trump's firing of the FBI's director was the biggest mistake in “modern political history”. Mr Bannon told CBS News if James Comey had not been sacked, a special counsel would not have been appointed to probe alleged Russian election meddling.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 08:42 UTC
May reaffirms UK's Gibraltar sovereignty commitment in National Day message
Prime Minister Theresa May has said the United Kingdom will stand by Gibraltar for as long as Gibraltarians wish to remain British, reaffirming the double lock sovereignty commitment as the Rock celebrated a historic National Day.
