Stories for 2017

Tuesday, January 10th 2017 - 09:20 UTC
UK trade-hopeful following talks with top Republican congress leaders

Britain will be in the “front seat” to negotiate a new trade deal with the incoming Trump administration, a top Republican in the US Senate has said. A US-UK trade deal would be a priority, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker said after meeting Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 11:14 UTC
Scotland links Brexit negotiations to a second independence referendum

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned Prime Minister Theresa May that she is not “bluffing” on the promise of a second independence referendum if Scotland is “driven off a hard Brexit cliff”. In an interview with BBC's Andrew Marr she felt the prime minister had “no plan” in terms of her strategy for the UK leaving the EU.
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 10:53 UTC
Mercosur and EU feel “2017 is a window of opportunity”, but can't find the path despite Brexit and Trump

Negotiations for an ample trade and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Mercosur are strategic, essential and must be urgently concluded, said Ramon Jauregui, head of the Euro-chamber for Latin America delegation, following on the recent accords signed by the EU with Ecuador and Cuba.
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 10:46 UTC
Brazil top official who praised mass killings in prison uprisings resigns

The Brazilian government’s national secretary of youth has resigned after celebrating the deaths of inmates killed in prison uprisings. Youth Secretary Bruno Julio resigned Friday.
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 10:29 UTC
Boris Johnson in New York holds “positive but frank” talks with Trump's son in law

UK foreign secretary has held “positive but frank” talks with some of Donald Trump's key advisers during a visit to New York, officials have said. Boris Johnson met Mr Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kuchner, and Steve Bannon, the US president-elect's strategist.
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 09:53 UTC
La La Land dominates the 74th Golden Globes with a record seven prizes

The jazz-infused, Popsicle-colored “La La Land” dominated the 74th Golden Globes on Sunday, receiving a promotional boost in the form of a lavish tribute that kicked off the awards telecast and collecting a record seven prizes, including one for best comedy or musical. No film has won more than four Globes since 1979, when the crime drama “Midnight Express” received six, the previous record-holding number.
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 09:37 UTC
Below zero temperatures in Europe leaves two dozen people dead

A cold wave stretching across Europe has left at least two dozen people dead in the past two days, including several migrants and homeless people, with the frigid temperatures expected to continue. Four Portuguese tourists were killed and about 20 others were injured Sunday when their bus crashed off an icy highway in central France before dawn on what is locally known as “the road of death.”
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 09:12 UTC
PM May admits “hard Brexit”: leaving EU does not mean retaining bits of membership

British Prime Minister Theresa May seemingly reiterated her desire for a “hard Brexit” during an interview on Sky News on Sunday. She said that Britain is focusing on immigration control and that leaving the EU doesn't mean retaining bits of membership.
Saturday, January 7th 2017 - 08:57 UTC
Falklands Chamber of Commerce demands improved telecommunications

The Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce ended 2016 by reiterating that the provision of modern telecommunications was absolutely crucial for the development of Falklands “business community, economy and society as a whole.”
Saturday, January 7th 2017 - 08:42 UTC
Obama's legacy, a robust jobs market with wage growth accelerating

US businesses added 156,000 jobs in December in the last release of key economic data before Donald Trump is sworn in as US president. The number of jobs created fell from an upwardly revised 204,000 in November and came in below market expectations of 175,000 new roles. The jobless rate edged up last month to 4.7% from 4.6%.