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Stories for October 17th 2019

  • Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

    EU Council president Tusk hopeful a Brexit deal is ready to materialize

    “The basic foundations of an agreement are ready and theoretically tomorrow we could accept this deal with Great Britain,” Tusk told Polish journalists in Brussels

    EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that the basic foundations of an agreement on Brexit were ready and that it could materialize within hours.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

    Spanish King will visit Cuba as part of Havana's 500th anniversary

    
“I can confirm it will take place in November” after the Spanish general elections on November 10, Borrell said during a visit to Havana

    Spain's King Felipe VI will visit Cuba next month as part of the 500th anniversary celebrations of the island nation's capital Havana, the European country's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “I can confirm it will take place in November” after the Spanish general elections on November 10, Borrell said during a visit to Havana where he met his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

    Universal Health Coverage passes key global milestone

    The resolution, adopted at the IPU Assembly in Belgrade comes after heads of state agreed a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on UHC in New York. Image: Emirates News agency

    The World Health Organization welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The resolution, adopted at the IPU Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, comes one month after heads of state agreed on a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on UHC in New York.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

    Brazil's Tourism Board launches promotion campaign competition with 30 days all expenses covered

    An Embratur team will accompany the lucky winner to document and post the adventures on Visit Brasil’s social media channels.

    The Brazilian Tourism Board (Embratur) launched this week “The King of Rolê”, their newest international promotional campaign. The competition will encourage international visitors to compete to win a trip of a lifetime to Brazil, for 30 days, all expenses covered. “Rolê” is a Brazilian expression that loosely translates to “going for a fun walk.” Going for a “rolê” means to hang out, to make new friends and to enjoy life.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

    PM Johnson's Thursday “dawn dash” to Brussels for a Brexit deal

    European Council President Donald Tusk is set to chair a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, including Johnson, on Thursday and Friday.

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will go to Brussels early Thursday in a move to have some useful meetings for a Brexit deal, Beth Rigby, Sky News political editor, said in a tweet on Wednesday. Citing a senior ministerial source, Rigby added that a “dawn dash” is likely and a deal is close but Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party is “still not over line”.

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