Economy

Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 10:12 UTC
UK and EU agree to protect Ireland's Good Friday Agreement and Common Travel Area

Prime minister Theresa May has repeated that the unique circumstances of North Ireland will require a specific Brexit solution. “It is vital that joint work on the peace process is not affected in any way, it is too important for that,” said PM May in Brussels after a meeting of EU leaders.
Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 10:08 UTC
Theresa May Brexit efforts receive strong boost from Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave Theresa May a Brexit boost as EU leaders gathered for a summit in Brussels, saying there were “encouraging” signs that talks on the future UK/EU trade relationship could begin as early as December.
Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 08:03 UTC
Catalonia customers withdrawing symbolic sums of money from banks leaving the region

Bank customers in Catalonia are withdrawing symbolic amounts of money from financial institutions that have moved their official headquarters to other locations in Spain amid a political crisis over the region’s independence bid.
Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 07:30 UTC
Uruguay government announces presence of hydrocarbons in an exploratory well

The Uruguayan government announced on Friday the presence of hydrocarbons in the north west of the country, in the framework of exploratory drilling by US based Schuepbach Energy. The discovery took place in the county of Paysandu, some 400kms north of the capital Montevideo.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 14:08 UTC
UK government's plans for Brexit are in “paralysis”, claims Labour

The UK Government’s plans for Brexit are “in paralysis”, Labour claimed amid speculation crucial legislation will be delayed again. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said there was “chaos at the heart of Government” over the approach to leaving the European Union.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 07:39 UTC
May expects no advance on Brexit talks at the EU leaders' summit

Prime Minister Theresa May has made clear that she is not expecting a Brexit breakthrough at this week’s summit of EU leaders, describing it as an opportunity to “take stock” of progress so far. Mrs. May said she would be setting out “ambitious plans” for further negotiations in the weeks ahead, and said she wanted to inject a new “urgency” into discussions on the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens living in the UK and Britons on the continent.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 05:18 UTC
Some thoughts about the 9 November Falklands' general election

By John Fowler - At the time of going to press, so far sixteen brave or foolhardy souls have declared their candidature for the General Election. This is one more than in 2013 and may be the most ever. With an average age of less than fifty years this group is almost certainly the youngest. Gone, it would seem, are the days when only the wealthy, retired, unemployed, or possibly unemployable old were available to stand.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 07:39 UTC
Mercosur/EU trade deal again faces French foot dragging with Irish support

France will propose changing the European Commission’s mandate to negotiate a trade deal with Mercosur bloc to include food safety provisions, its envoy to Brazil said on this week.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 07:17 UTC
UK banks allegedly involved in helping launder money stolen from South Africa

UK banks may have been used to launder money stolen from South Africa, a former cabinet minister has alleged in a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond. Labour Lord Peter Hain said a South African whistle-blower had indicated the banks “maybe inadvertently have been conduits for the corrupt proceeds of money”.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 06:57 UTC
China has entered a “new era” and should “take centre stage in the world”, Xi announces

China has entered a “new era” where it should “take centre stage in the world”, President Xi Jinping says. The country's rapid progress under “socialism with Chinese characteristics” shows there is “a new choice for other countries”, he told the Communist Party congress.