Stories for 2017

Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 08:00 UTC
Scottish shearer tackles more than 2.000 sheep in 50-hour endurance challenge

A shearer from south west Scotland has tackled more that 2,000 sheep in a 50-hour endurance challenge. Grant Hurcomb was raising funds for Cancer Research UK and MND Scotland.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 07:53 UTC
“Sufficient evidence” of involvement in corruption to try president Temer

A key Brazilian lawmaker argued Monday that President Michel Temer should be suspended from office and put on trial in the country's highest court on a corruption charge.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 07:47 UTC
Meirelles confident Brazil is climbing out of worst recession in history

Speaking during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Henrique Meirelles gave more details about Brazil's economic recovery trajectory.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 07:22 UTC
Colombian president grants amnesty to FARC 3.600 members, as part of the peace deal

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the Farc rebel group, which last year reached a peace deal with the government. It is the third and final amnesty decree signed by Santos.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 07:05 UTC
World Population Day

World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 05:49 UTC
European Parliament rejects point blank PM May offer on citizens' rights

European Parliament’s lead Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has rejected Theresa May’s offer on citizens’ rights, claiming it was casting a “dark cloud” over people’s status. In a joint article with a cross-party group of senior MEPs, Mr Verhofstadt said the Prime Minister’s plan was a “damp squib” which carried a risk of creating “second-class citizenship”.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 05:39 UTC
“Remain” cross party group in Parliament pledges to fight “hard Brexit”

A cross-party group to co-ordinate the UK parliamentary fight against a “hard Brexit” has been set up under the leadership of Tory former minister Ana Soubry and senior Labour MP Chuka Umunna.
Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 05:26 UTC
PM May will miss Questions in Commons to welcome Spanish King and Queen

Theresa May is to miss her regular weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, in order to welcome the King and Queen of Spain to London, Downing Street has announced.
Monday, July 10th 2017 - 18:38 UTC
Interest in Falklands strong at London's Experience Latin America travel event

Falkland Islands Holidays (FIH) Jenny Luxton and Margaret Williams attended Experience Latin America last month; an exclusive by-invitation to the only travel trade event in London. The gathering brings together key suppliers from the Latin America region, with influential buyers from within the UK and Europe.
Monday, July 10th 2017 - 17:45 UTC
Don't hold your breath for deeper OPEC cuts

The rally in oil prices over the past two weeks came to a halt on news that OPEC is actually exporting more oil than previously thought. A month ago, oil prices appeared to be higher than they should have been, with weak demand, elevated inventories, and a recognition that the nine-month OPEC extension would be inadequate to balance the market.