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Montevideo, June 23rd 2026 - 04:57 UTC

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  • Friday, August 10th 2018 - 07:40 UTC

    Caribbean island and BOT Anguilla worries about Brexit

    Anguilla’s airport does not have a runway long enough for big jets, which makes it dependent on the French and Dutch halves of neighboring St Martin

    Under the heading of 'The tiny British island of Anguilla worries about Brexit', The Economist addressed the issue of the impact of Brexit on its Overseas Territories, mainly in the Caribbean and particularly in Anguilla, an island whose connectivity is entirely dependent on neighboring territories from France and the Netherlands. There is also a mention to other BOTs, such as the Falkland Islands, and its main exports market, Spain, 'which has a taste for Argentine squid'. And 'it is not clear whether the Falklands will retain tariff-free access to this market once Britain leaves the EU'.

  • Friday, August 10th 2018 - 06:51 UTC

    Brazil and Argentina markets hit by domestic and overseas uncertainties

    Chinese state media accused the United States of having a “mobster mentality,” and WTO indicated global trade in goods is likely to lose momentum in the 3Q

    Major Latin American currencies fell against the dollar on Thursday as global trade tensions strengthened the greenback and political uncertainty in Brazil and Argentina. Latin America's largest economy heads into a presidential election in two months time and in Argentina a major corruption scandal is unfolding.

  • Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 12:50 UTC

    Ex Chilean president Bachelet chosen as next UN human rights chief

    Bachelet would replace Jordan’s outspoken Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, who is stepping down at the end of the month after a four-year term in the Geneva-based job

    U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the world body’s new human rights chief, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly is due to meet on Friday to approve Bachelet’s appointment.

  • Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 12:08 UTC

    Allies commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Amiens in France

    The battle of Amiens heralded the Hundred Days Offensive, a string of allied successes on the West Front which led to the armistice on 11 November 1918

    Members of the Armed Forces have led the UK and its allies in commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Amiens at an event in France on Wednesday. The Battle of Amiens was a major engagement in the First World War.

  • Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 07:46 UTC

    Scotland challenges Mrs. May to set out a “Plan B” for Brexit

    Prime Minister Theresa May was in Scotland to mark the signing of a “city deal” investment package for the south east region

    Prime Minister Theresa May has been challenged to set out a “plan B” for Brexit during talks with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh. Mrs. May was in Scotland to mark the signing of a “city deal” investment package for the south east region.

  • Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 07:02 UTC

    Argentina expecting a bumper 2018/19 wheat crop of some 20m tons

    A bumper crop would come at a time of shrinking global supplies, with bad weather hurting crops in regions like Europe, Australia, Canada and the Black Sea

    Argentine farmers are finishing this year's wheat sowing, helped by moist soils and cold weather that is prolonging the vegetative stage of crops, raising hopes of high yields and a record harvest, growers and analysts said on Wednesday. Cold Southern Hemisphere winter weather allows seedlings to grow more sprigs per plant. Harvesting starts in November.

  • Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 06:55 UTC

    UK law enforcement agencies express concern over a “no-deal Brexit”

    In a letter to Home Secretary Sajid Javid, the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners' stresses the importance of continued co-operation with Europe

    A no-deal Brexit poses a risk to the public because the UK would lose access to EU-wide security powers and databases, police leaders have warned. Police and crime commissioners say law enforcement agencies “face a significant loss of operational capacity” if the arrangements stop.

  • Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 06:38 UTC

    Pound falls below US$ 1.29 for the first time in almost a year

    Bank of England governor Mark Carney said on Friday the chances of a no-deal Brexit were “uncomfortably high”

    The pound has fallen below US$1.29 for the first time in almost a year on continuing worries Britain will leave the EU without a trade deal. Sterling also hit a nine-month low against the euro, and was down against the yen and Swiss franc.

  • Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 10:08 UTC

    EU’s Blocking Statute enters in force to protect EU companies doing business with Iran

    High Representative Federica Mogherini and Foreign Ministers of E3, Jean-Yves Le Drian of France, Heiko Maas of Germany and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt ”..determined to protect EU economic operator

    European foreign affairs chiefs have pledged to protect firms against the impact of US sanctions for doing business with Iran. An EU “blocking statute” took effect on Tuesday to nullify US legal action against European firms in connection with Iran.

  • Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 09:50 UTC

    UK farmers call to make food security a priority for a post Brexit scenario

    NFU president Minette Batters said government must show farmers and members of the public that our ability to produce food in this country is truly important.

    British farmers have called on the government to make food security a top priority on the day the country’s cupboards would run bare if households relied only on British produce. A long-term decline in self-sufficiency that has stagnated at around 60% in recent years means around three quarters of the shortfall is imported from the rest of the European Union.