Stories for 2017

Friday, November 10th 2017 - 18:25 UTC
Europe gets tough on Brexit: UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions

The UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions if progress is to be made in Brexit talks, the bloc's chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier was speaking after meeting the Brexit secretary for talks on citizens' rights, the Irish border, and the UK's “divorce bill”.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 18:14 UTC
Falklands Observance of Remembrance Day on Sunday 12 November

The Falkland Islands Observance of Remembrance Day will be held on Sunday 12 November and Gilbert House, seat of the Falklands elected government announced the following arrangements:
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 17:59 UTC
Trump doesn't blame China for its trade surpluses: “they work for the benefit of their citizens”

President Donald Trump has said he does not blame China for the “unfair” trade relationship between the countries, despite long railing against the economic imbalance. Speaking in Beijing, he gave China “credit” for working to benefit its citizens by taking advantage of the US.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 17:46 UTC
Strong tourism demand during the boreal summer; arrivals in July/August totaled over 300 million

Demand for international tourism remained strong during the Northern Hemisphere summer peak season. International tourist arrivals in July and August totaled over 300 million for the first time ever according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Many destinations reported double-digit growth, in particular in the Mediterranean.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 17:35 UTC
WHO, FAO and OIE call for responsible use of antibiotics in humans and animals

In the lead-up to World Antibiotic Awareness Week (13-19 November 2017), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are together calling for responsible use of antibiotics in humans and animals to reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 10:12 UTC
Plunge into South Georgia freezing waters to lobby for marine sanctuaries

The United Kingdom government has been urged to create a marine sanctuary around islands in the South Atlantic which are “virtually untouched by humans”. Fully protecting 500,000 square kilometers around the South Sandwich Islands would preserve wildlife including penguins, seals, seabirds and whales, conservationists said.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 01:46 UTC
Spanish vessel fined £15,500 for oil spill in the Falklands

Spanish fishing company, Profesionales Pesqueros SA and Mr. Remigio Leyenda Cedeira, the master of its trawler, Loitador, were fined £15,500 and £1,300 respectively after pleading guilty on the Summary Court in Stanley to a charge of allowing oil to escape into the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 01:40 UTC
Falkland Islands Elects New Legislative Assembly

Residents of the Falkland Islands went to the polls yesterday, with results released earlier this morning. Seventeen candidates stood for election to the Legislative Assembly and have campaigned over the past month to be elected to office.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 01:37 UTC
American Airlines purchases ten more E 175 from Embraer Brazil

Brazil's Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for ten E175 jets. American Airlines is exercising its purchase rights from its original contract with Embraer signed in 2013. This new order is in addition to the one placed in April for four aircraft; is valued at US$ 457 million, based on current list prices, and will be included in Embraer’s fourth-quarter backlog. Deliveries begin in 2018 and continue through mid-2019.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 01:02 UTC
Argentine inflation forecasted to end at 21% this year and 14.3% in 2018

Argentina's annual core inflation forecast for the end of 2017 rose by 0.7 percentage point (pp) in November to 21%, according to a monthly survey conducted by the Argentine central bank. For 2018, analysts estimated a 14.3% annual inflation, from 14% in the previous survey.