International

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 10:04 UTC

  Bank of England sees a “window of time” to forge a Brexit consensus

  

  British politicians could now take some time to find a way forward on Brexit, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Thursday, after Prime Minister Theresa May agreed on a delay of up to six months before leaving the European Union.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  IMF: “foolish” for Argentine presidential candidates to abandon the program

  

  Argentina’s economic reform program is beginning to show results, so it would “foolish” for presidential candidates to abandon the program, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  World Press Photo Award for a photo that made history and changed policy

  

  The haunting image of a little girl crying helplessly as she and her mother are taken into custody by US border officials on Thursday won the prestigious World Press Photo Award.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  IMF's Lagarde glad a chaotic Brexit was avoided but warns about a prolonged uncertainty impact

  

  Further uncertainty over Brexit will hinder growth in the UK economy, the head of IMF has told the BBC. Speaking ahead of the agreement of an extension to Article 50, Christine Lagarde warned that businesses and investors will remain hesitant in the coming months. She said any prolonged uncertainty would have a “negative impact”.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands will celebrate the Queen's birthday with a parade on April 21

  

  The elected government of the Falkland Islands, Gilbert House, announced that the parade to celebrate the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen will be held at Stanley's Victory Green on Sunday 21st April 2019. The parade will form up at Victory Green at 10.20 hours and the Falklands' Governor will arrive at 10.30 hours.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 07:50 UTC

  Ex Pope Benedict blames clerical abuse on the “all out sexual freedom” of the sixties

  

  Retired Pope Benedict XVI has published a letter which blames clerical sex abuse on the “all-out sexual freedom” of the 1960s. He said that cultural and historical change had led to a “dissolution” of morality in Catholicism.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 07:04 UTC

  Amal Clooney appointed UK's special envoy on media freedom

  

  Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has been appointed as the UK's government's special envoy on media freedom, the Foreign Office has announced. Ms Clooney and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will work to “counter draconian laws that hinder journalists from going about their work”, the FCO said.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 07:00 UTC

  Trump will attend 75th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy

  

  United States president Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will attend ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 01:24 UTC

  Again Amazon, Apple and Google could be infringing customers' privacy with voice reviewers

  

  Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staffs who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps. News site Bloomberg highlighted the topic after speaking to Amazon staff who “reviewed” Alexa recordings.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 00:18 UTC

  French court finds Monsanto legally responsible for ill health of farmer who ingested weed-killer

  

  US biotech giant Monsanto is legally responsible for the ill health of a farmer who ingested its weed-killer product, a French court has ruled.