MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 27th 2018
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Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:24 UTC
Iran tells Trump he is responsible for oil price increase: stop interfering in the Middle East
President Donald Trump should stop interfering in the Middle East if he wants the price of oil to stop rising, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:18 UTC
World leaders commit to bold targets and urgent action to end TB
World leaders meeting at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly have committed to ensure that 40 million people with tuberculosis (TB) receive the care they need by end 2022. They also agreed to provide 30 million people with preventive treatment to protect them from developing TB.
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Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 06:12 UTC
Falklands considers preliminary studies into developing salmon farming
The Executive Council of the Falkland Islands discussed a proposal to consider salmon farming in the Falklands. The proposal sought authorisation for Government officers to negotiate a Letter of Intent with the Danish company, Pisco ApS, to evaluate whether conditions in the Islands would be adequate to support the development of salmon fish farming.
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Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 05:45 UTC
IMF and Argentina concord on 36-month US$ 57bn stand-by agreement
The International Monetary Fund staff and Argentina authorities have reached an agreement on a set of strengthened economic policies that will underpin the 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved on June 20, 2018.
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Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 05:43 UTC
Labour ready to govern, says Corbyn, and to support a “sensible” Brexit deal
Labour is “ready” to start work on a “radical plan to rebuild and transform our country”, Jeremy Corbyn has told his party conference in Liverpool. The Labour leader also offered to back Theresa May if she presented a “sensible” Brexit deal to MPs for approval, but he said that Labour would oppose the PM's current plan “or whatever is left of it”, and vowed to fight any move to leave the EU without a deal.
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Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 05:25 UTC
Temer tells US corporate leaders Brazil is open for business
Brazil has been clawing itself out from the worst recession in its history, but that hasn’t stopped President Michel Temer from touting the country to investors. Temer and his entourage told United States business leaders at an event leading up to the United Nations General Assembly that the country is open for business.
