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Montevideo, May 24th 2019 - 16:04 UTC

 

 

Theresa May will resign as Prime Minister next June 7
May’s resignation comes after a 10-point “new Brexit deal”, announced in a speech on Tuesday

Theresa May has announced that she will present her resignation on June 7 after her meeting with the president of the 1922 Parliamentary Committee, Graham Grady, and the unsustainable pressure of the Tories. Former Foreign Secretary and hard Brexit icon, Boris Johnson, confirm...

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No Parallels between Falklands and Chagos
UK’s ambassador to the UN, Karen Pierce, said she did not expect any change of position on the part of Argentina, a country with which London maintains good relations
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Markets in the red on Wednesday over concerns with China-US trade dispute

The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 100.72 points (0.39 per cent) to close at 25,776.61, leaving it essentially flat for the week.
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Nicaragua national strike to pressure the Ortega regime to release political prisoners
The industrial action is due on Thursday and expected to cost the country US$15-20 million and impact on tax collection
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Countdown week for PM May; leader of the House resigns unconvinced of fourth Brexit deal proposal
Andrea Leadsom's resignation further deepens the Brexit crisis, sapping an already weak leader of her authority
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The UN resolution backs a non-binding advisory opinion from ICJ which found UK acted unlawfully in the decolonization process and should relinquish control.

Chagos islands decolonization: stunning defeat for UK in UN assembly

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The legal action seeks to recover the cost to Brazil's public health system for the treatment of patients for 26 illnesses related to smoking tobacco

Brazil's Prosecutor suing major tobacco companies for health costs derived from smoking

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British Steel said negotiations had not concluded and it continues to work with all parties to secure the future of the business

British Steel and 25.000 jobs on the brink: waiting for government life line

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The decision follows “overwhelming public support for the move” a statement by Michael Gove, Secretary of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said.

England's to ban plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers by April 2020

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