Stories for 2017

Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 12:03 UTC
US economy adds more jobs, but pay remains low and people looking for work has risen

United States businesses added 227,000 jobs in January, way above economists' forecasts of about 175,000. The figure, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, compares with December's rise of 157,000, revised up slightly from last month's first estimate. However, average pay barely rose, and the number of people working part-time but looking for full-time work rose.
Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 07:11 UTC
Federal Judge blocks Trump's immigration ban; White House will appeal

Seattle federal judge on Friday put a block on U.S. President Donald Trump's week-old executive order that had temporarily barred refugees and nationals from seven countries from entering the United States. The judge's temporary restraining order represents a major setback for Trump's action, though the White House said late Friday that it believed the ban to be “lawful and appropriate” and that the U.S. Department of Justice would file an emergency appeal.
Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:56 UTC
Lami Dozo, head of the Argentine Air Force in the 1982 conflict has died

Brigadier Basilio Lami Dozo, commander of the Argentine Air Force during the South Atlantic conflict died this week at the age of 88. In 1981 he was appointed to the military Junta next to General Leopoldo Galtieri and Admiral Jorge Anaya, and the three were responsible for launching the invasion of the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982.
Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:47 UTC
Temer and Macri meet next week to make Mercosur an effective free trade space

Brazil and Argentina will attempt to eliminate trade barriers which limit or impede Mercosur trade, ensuring a free trade space, “the sooner the better”, revealed Brazilian diplomats in anticipation of the presidential summit next week, when Mauricio Macri is received by Michel Temer in Brasilia.
Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:34 UTC
Germany praises Mrs. May post-Brexit pledge for a strong Europe

German chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed Theresa May's remarks that Britain wants to see a strong Europe - even as it prepares to quit the EU. The prime minister told EU leaders she wanted to build a “strong partnership” with the EU and pledged the UK would be a “good friend and ally” post-Brexit.
Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:24 UTC
British supermarkets rationing vegetables; adverse weather conditions in Europe

British supermarkets have begun rationing vegetables, as adverse weather conditions in Europe have led to a shortage of products in UK stores. On Friday Tesco said customers will be limited to buying a maximum of three iceberg lettuces per visit, adding bad weather in Spain had triggered “availability issues”, although it added suppliers were looking to resolve the issue.
Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:15 UTC
UK assures Gibraltar about access to financial services market and sovereignty

Britain will maintain Gibraltar’s existing access to the UK financial services market and broaden it where possible, a British Government minister told the House of Lords on Thursday, as he insisted sovereignty was “simply not on the table” in the Brexit process.
Friday, February 3rd 2017 - 11:42 UTC
Falklands implements closer educational links with Chilean university

A Chilean professor from the Chilean British University in Santiago will be arriving in the Falkland Islands on Saturday to begin the implementation process of the MOU signed between the Islands government and the university to have Chilean students complete their degree levels in Falklands.
Friday, February 3rd 2017 - 11:33 UTC
Brazil's major corruption scandal has a new Justice who promises prudence and transparency

Brazil's Supreme Court named a new justice on Thursday to oversee cases against politicians caught in a giant corruption probe after the previous judicial point man was killed in an airplane crash.
Friday, February 3rd 2017 - 11:23 UTC
Bank of England forecasts strong economic growth in next three years

The Bank of England revised up its economic growth forecasts for the British economy for the coming three years, crediting much of the improvement to the government’s decision to ease up on austerity in the wake of the country’s vote to leave the European Union.