International

• Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 07:28 UTC

  PM May says cabinet backs UK/EU draft withdrawal agreement, but it still has to be approved by Parliament

  

  The British cabinet has backed a draft withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU, Theresa May has said. The prime minister was speaking after what she said was a “long, detailed and impassioned debate” in a five-hour cabinet meeting.

• Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 07:08 UTC

  French cruise Le Soleal with 222 passengers rescued by the Chilean Navy

  

  With support from the Chilean Navy, French cruise Le Soleal with 222 passengers, anchored on Wednesday some twelve kilometers from Puerto Natales, in southern Chile fiords' region, following an accident while navigating along the Kirke channel.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 12:24 UTC

  Bolero legend Gatica passes away at age 90

  

  Chilean-born bolero legend Lucho Gatica, died Tuesday in Mexico City at the age of 90 of undisclosed causes, his family confirmed. “Good trip, I love you ...” wrote his son, Mexican actor Luis Gatica, on social media.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 10:29 UTC

  US and China trade talks ahead of Xi and Trump's meeting in Buenos Aires

  

  United States and Chinese negotiators have revived trade talks in the hopes of reaching a draft agreement before President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet face-to-face on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Argentina.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 09:01 UTC

  Edinburgh demands to see the Brexit deal: “Scotland must not be forgotten”

  

  The Scottish government has demanded to see details of the draft Brexit deal set to be discussed by UK ministers, after a major breakthrough in talks. Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday to discuss a draft withdrawal agreement.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  UK/EU Brexit announce “technical” breakthrough, but now it faces the political hurdle

  

  UK and EU officials have agreed the draft text of a Brexit agreement after months of negotiations. A cabinet source told the BBC that the document has been agreed at a technical level by officials from both sides after intensive discussions this week. A special cabinet meeting will be held at 14:00 GMT on Wednesday as Theresa May seeks ministers' backing.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:50 UTC

  Italy ignores EC deadline and keeps to its high spending budget

  

  The Italian government has defied the European Commission by sticking to its big-spending budget plan. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said a deficit target of 2.4% and a growth forecast of 1.5% were unchanged.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

  First global multi-agency operation against marine pollution crimes

  

  An international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide. Codenamed 30 Days at Sea, the month-long (1 to 31 October) operation saw some 276 law enforcement and environmental agencies across 58 countries detect over 500 offences, including illegal discharges of oil and garbage from vessels, ship-breaking, breaches of ship emissions regulations, and pollution on rivers and land-based runoff to the sea.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Weights and measures conference to re-calibrate a kilogram

  

  Looking like a museum piece, a replica of the prototype to determine the exact unit of measurement for a kilogram was displayed under glass at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 07:46 UTC

  Japan's central bank owns more assets than the country's whole economy

  

  Japan's central bank has become the first among Group of Seven nations to own assets collectively worth more than the country's entire economy, following a half-decade spending spree designed to accelerate weak price growth.