International

Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 08:46 UTC
Sir John Major to the rescue of “routine attacked” PM Theresa May

Taunts being made against Theresa May and “routine attacks” on her leadership by some Tory MPs are “completely unacceptable”, Sir John Major has said. The ex-PM called those challenging Mrs May “inexperienced”, adding that he felt “even more closely drawn” to her when he looked at the alternatives.
Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Princess Anne will visit Chile for the bicentenary of the country's Navy

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will visit Chile in November and December to attend the activities organized to mark the 200th Anniversary of the Chilean Navy. The Princess Royal will travel in the company of her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Oil majors to bid for Brazil's offshore potential despite electoral uncertainty

Oil majors are set to gather in Rio de Janeiro this Friday to unveil bids for stakes in Brazil’s high potential offshore areas ahead of elections that are casting a cloud of uncertainty over the industry.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:43 UTC
World medical association calls for systems based on physician led primary care

A call to strengthen health care systems around the world based on physician-led primary care was made by the President of the World Medical Association Dr. Yoshitake Yokokura.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:29 UTC
UK Secretary of State for Scotland in Chile to reinforce bilateral relations

David Mundell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland is currently in Chile where he arrived on Wednesday to reinforce the existing close links between the UK and Chile, including trade, science and innovation, defense and green growth.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
EC calls for calm as deadline for a possible UK withdrawal enters critical phase

A spokesman for the European Commission said calmness not drama was needed during the critical end phase of negotiating a withdrawal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:19 UTC
Argentine Peso with trading band and zero growth monetary supply policy

The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, speaking at a news conference in New York alongside Argentine Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne, said IMF was “significantly frontloading” disbursements under the program adding the Argentine central bank had agreed as part of the deal to allow the peso currency to float freely and would only intervene in the foreign exchange market in extreme circumstances.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:17 UTC
China unveils plan to cut tariffs on over 1.500 industrial products

China on Wednesday unveiled plans to cut tariffs for products including machinery, electrical equipment and textile products beginning on Nov. 1, as the country braces for an escalating trade war with the United States.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:10 UTC
World Tourism Day celebration in Budapest: innovation & digital transformation

The importance of digital technologies in tourism, providing opportunities for innovation and preparing the sector for the future of work, is at the centre of World Tourims Day 2018, to be celebrated in Budapest, Hungary this Thursday 27 September.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
Trump rebuffs Trudeau claiming “Canada has treated the US very badly”

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had refused to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, accusing Canada of treating the United States “very badly.”