International

• Monday, January 7th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Oil Is at the mercy of Financial Markets

  

  Oil prices regained more ground on Wednesday, pushed higher after equity markets rebounded from an initial selloff at the start of 2019 trading. The price gains are not entirely convincing. WTI and Brent posted strong gains, each up more than 3 per cent by midday in New York, but come largely after U.S. equity markets shook off an earlier bout of pessimism.

• Monday, January 7th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  How a Uruguayan town revolutionized the way we eat

  

  BBC has published a piece on the history of Corned Beef and its brand name, Fray Bentos, the city located on the banks of the Uruguay River, and which over a century ago produced what it describes “as the most influential food brands of the 20th century”

• Monday, January 7th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Brazil's 2018/19 soy crop estimated at 122m tons and Argentina's, 56.5m tons

  

  Estimates of corn and soybean production in Brazil and Argentina remain unchanged from private analytics IEG vantage last monthly report. The firm projected Brazil’s 2018/19 soybean crop at 122 million tons and Argentina’s crop at 56.5 million tons.

• Monday, January 7th 2019 - 08:44 UTC

  New pound coin goes global with rollout to British Overseas Territories

  

  United Kingdom Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will, for the first time, be able to design and mint their own versions of the new 12-sided £1 coin. The iconic £1 coin has long been recognized around the world and Brits living in UK territories may soon be able to spend unique versions of the new pound, replacing the older coins currently in use, reports the UK Treasury in an official release.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  Major “live test” in South England on Monday in the event of a no-deal Brexit

  

  The British Government is to use up to 150 trucks in a major test of its plans for UK border disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit. A “live test” on Monday will examine the proposal to use Manston airfield near Ramsgate as a mass “HGV holding facility” to alleviate congestion on the roads to the Channel ports, the Department for Transport has confirmed.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Grassroots conservatives want PM May's Brexit deal ditched, according to survey

  

  More than half of grassroots Conservative members want Theresa May’s Brexit deal to be ditched in favour of no deal, a survey has found. About 57% of the rank and file are convinced that leaving the EU without a deal is better than their own leader’s Brexit plan, according to a poll funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  North Irish couple plan to share their £115m EuroMillions win with 50 people

  

  A couple from Northern Ireland have made a list of 50 people with whom they intend to share their £115m EuroMillions win. Frances and Patrick Connolly, who live in Moira, County Down, matched the winning numbers in the New Year's Day draw. It is the fourth biggest UK EuroMillions win and the biggest in NI.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 08:42 UTC

  US delegation to hold trade talks in China on January 7/8, revealed Beijing

  

  A US delegation will visit China next week for talks aimed at defusing the trade war between the world's two largest economies. The closely watched meeting follows a dismal week for US markets, with losses fuelled partly by trade fears.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  May's coalition allies insist: “no way” DUP will support the current Brexit deal

  

  There is “no way” the Democratic Unionist Party will back Theresa May's Brexit deal, a leading figure has said. Sammy Wilson told the BBC he was “more alarmed” than ever about what the deal would mean for Northern Ireland.

• Friday, January 4th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Ex Credit Suisse bankers and Mozambique officials charged with US$ 2bn fraud

  

  Three former Credit Suisse bankers have been arrested over their alleged role in a US$ 2bn fraud scheme connected to firms in Mozambique, according to US authorities. The men have been released on bail in London while the US seeks their extradition.