International

Tuesday, December 18th 2018 - 09:03 UTC
UK economy growth feeling the uncertainty impact of Brexit: weakest since 2009

British economic growth this year and in 2019 looks set to be the weakest since the country’s last recession, due to a freeze in business investment and weak consumer demand ahead of Brexit, the British Chambers of Commerce forecast on Tuesday.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 21:34 UTC
Argentine cemetery benefactor visits Falklands to say “thank you” for the joint humanitarian identification program

Argentine entrepreneur Eduardo Eurnekián, who financed the Argentine cemetery in the Falkland Islands to bury with dignity those who perished in the 1982 war and also the March 26 flights for relatives to visit the graves of the newly-identified bodies, last week flew to the Islands to the place that has touched his heart since 2003 and thank everybody for the humanitarian accomplishment.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:34 UTC
Bug in Facebook exposed photos from 6.8 million users

Facebook has revealed that a software bug exposed the photos of up to 6.8 million users, including pictures they had not posted. It made the announcement a day after hosting its pop-up privacy experience “It's Your Facebook” in New York's Bryant Park.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Controversy in UK over a second Brexit referendum, proposed by ex PMs Tony Blair and John Major

Holding another referendum on the EU would “break faith with the British people”, Theresa May will warn MPs. Former PMs John Major and Tony Blair are among those urging a new referendum if MPs cannot agree on a way forward. But the prime minister will argue that it would do “irreparable damage to the integrity our politics” and would “likely leave us no further forward”.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 07:40 UTC
Brazil refutes Merkel's comments on Mercosur and Bolsonaro

Brazil’s outgoing Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said that Mercosur is ready to close a trade agreement with the European Union but it is being held up because the Europeans do not want to close a deal.
Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 09:20 UTC
Euro falls on disappointing French and German economic prospects

The Euro has fallen against the dollar after disappointing French and German economic surveys dismayed the markets. In France, private sector business activity contracted for the first time in two and a half years as the “gilets Jaunes” protests took their toll.
Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 09:14 UTC
Brexit: Britons will have to pay €7 every three years to travel to EU countries

Britons will have to pay €7 (£6.30) every three years to travel to EU countries, as a consequence of Brexit. The European Commission has confirmed that while UK travelers will not need a visa, they will need to apply for and buy another document.
Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
Australia will recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move from Tel Aviv until a peace deal

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that his government will recognize West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. However, he said Australia's embassy would not move from Tel Aviv, until a peace settlement was achieved. He added Australia also recognized the aspirations of the Palestinians to a state with a capital in East Jerusalem.
Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 08:45 UTC
A hard Brexit will leave the UK “near bankrupt” and “the closure of quite a few businesses”

Sir Richard Branson has warned that the UK will be left “near bankrupt” in the event of a hard Brexit. He told the BBC he was “absolutely certain” that leaving the EU without a deal would lead to the closure of “quite a few British businesses”.
Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
WHO expert panel to develop global standards of human gene editing

WHO is establishing a global multi-disciplinary expert panel to examine the scientific, ethical, social and legal challenges associated with human gene editing (both somatic and germ cell).