Stories for October 2018

Friday, October 26th 2018 - 08:19 UTC
Scotland's Sturgeon convinced a no deal Brexit, the most likely outcome

A no-deal Brexit may be the “most likely outcome” of the UK’s negotiations with the EU, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told MSPs. The First Minister said that while the terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc are 95% agreed, there remains an “impasse” over the issue of the Irish border.
Friday, October 26th 2018 - 08:19 UTC
Lords furious with Brexit Secretary who refuses to attend and inform EU Select Committee

The House of Lords EU Select Committee has written to Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab urging him not to stand in the way of Parliamentary scrutiny, and to honor his previous commitment to give evidence to Committees “on a regular basis”.
Friday, October 26th 2018 - 07:58 UTC
Falkland appoints new Officer Commanding the Islands' Defense Force

After 35 years’ service with the FIDF, Major Peter Biggs will shortly retire as Officer Commanding, Falkland Islands Defense Force (FIDF), a role he has fulfilled for over 16 years.
Friday, October 26th 2018 - 07:38 UTC
Argentina expects final approval of 2019 budget by mid November

Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house of Congress approved on early morning Thursday an unpopular austerity budget designed to meet the stiff requirements of a US$57.1 billion International Monetary Fund bailout.
Friday, October 26th 2018 - 00:48 UTC
Dujovne foresees Argentina's October inflation “will be bad”

Argentina's Finance Minister Nicolás Dujovne Tuesday admitted October's inflation “will be bad” due to the September carryover. But he expected “a clear drop” for November.
Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 21:31 UTC
Faurie in London: “Argentina is building institutions”

Argentina’s Foreign Minister spoke at a conference in Chatham House about the political and economic changes happening in Latin America.
Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
PM Theresa May wins the day and defuses Tory revolt on Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May has been applauded by Tory MPs at a meeting in which she sought to persuade her critics to get behind her in Brexit talks. The prime minister has been addressing all her MPs in Parliament, many of whom are seeking a change of approach. Asked by one MP what concessions she had made to the EU, she set out areas where the EU had itself given ground.
Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Gibraltar prepared and confident on a Withdrawal Agreement from EU

Gibraltar will step up its contingency planning as from January 1, 2019, if there is no certainty of a Withdrawal Agreement and implementation period by that date, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told an influential House of Lords select committee. Addressing the EU Select Committee, he also signaled his hope that Gibraltar, the UK and Spain could salvage elements of the Gibraltar negotiations even in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit between the UK and the EU.
Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
US ex presidents, prominent Democrats and CNN targets with explosive devices

Suspected explosive devices were sent to former United States president Barack Obama, defeated presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, New York governor Andres Cuomo and to a building housing CNN's New York bureau, less than 24 hours apart and less than two weeks before key US midterm elections, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 07:17 UTC
Argentine government disappointed with Pope Francis involvement in local politics

Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich has criticized Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, saying he has not “taken the necessary distance from Argentine politics.”