Economy

• Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 09:41 UTC

  UK “bottom of the league” when improving life expectancy

  

  The UK has fallen to the “bottom of the league” when it comes to improving life expectancy, it has been warned. The country experienced one of the biggest slowdowns in increased life expectancy between 2011 and 2016, according to new analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

• Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 07:44 UTC

  Trump warns “anybody doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States”

  

  President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to anyone trading with Iran, following his re-imposition of sanctions on the country. “Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States,” the president tweeted.

• Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 11:14 UTC

  Falklands and Pobjoy release set of 50p coins with five breeds of penguin in color

  

  Following the success of the first set of Falkland Islands Penguin 50p coins in 2017, Pobjoy Mint has announced the release of a brand new set of five coins featuring the five breeds of penguin that are resident on the Islands at some point during the course of the year.

• Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:48 UTC

  US re-imposes first wave of sanctions on Iran; EU, China, Russia, India resist

  

  At midday on Tuesday, the first wave of U.S. sanctions suspended under the Iran nuclear deal will snap back into place, as the Trump administration tries to ramp up the economic pressure on Iran. But without partners in Europe, let alone buy-in from countries like Russia, China, and India, it's unclear how strong that pressure will be.

• Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:31 UTC

  Brazilian judge blocks border to prevent Venezuelans flooding in

  

  A Brazilian federal court has ordered a block on Venezuelans crossing the border from their economically imploding country, but there was no indication on Monday of the suspension yet taking effect.

• Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:45 UTC

  UK embassy in Uruguay co-organizes major agriculture academic competition

  

  The British Embassy in Montevideo, Cuti, ARU and ANDE are co-organizing the third edition of Hackathon AGRO which will take place at Expo Prado 2018 on 14-16 September. Hackathon AGRO is an open competition for Uruguayan teams made up of researchers, entrepreneurs and experts in Information Technologies, Agro and Business.

• Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:11 UTC

  Brexit deal chances are “60 to 40”; Liam Fox blames EC intransigence

  

  Liam Fox says the chance of a no-deal Brexit is growing, blaming the “intransigence” of the European Commission. The international trade secretary and Brexiteer put the chance of failing to come to an agreement at “60-40”. He told the Sunday Times that Brussels' chief negotiator had dismissed the UK's Chequers proposals simply because “we have never done it before”.

• Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:01 UTC

  Spanish sea produce canning sector exports Euros 406 million in five months; 11% squid

  

  Exports of canned, semi-preserved and prepared fish and shellfish experienced an increase of 3.85% in volume and 7.41% in value during the first five months of this year compared to the same period of the previous year. Between January and May, Spain exported 86,732 tons valued at more than Euros 406 million, according to the canning association ANFACO-CECOPESCA.

• Monday, August 6th 2018 - 06:45 UTC

  East Australia suffering worst drought in living memory: massive cull of livestock

  

  The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope and asking questions about their future. Record-low rainfall in some regions and successive seasons of above-average temperatures have blighted vast tracts of Australia's grazing and crop land.

• Sunday, August 5th 2018 - 08:05 UTC

  Maduro escapes drone-attack during military ceremony; blames Colombia's Santos

  

  Venezuelan officials say that President Nicolás Maduro has escaped an assassination attempt unharmed. Maduro was giving a live televised speech in the capital city of Caracas on Saturday when, a government spokesman said, explosive-carrying drones went off near the president.