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  • Friday, August 10th 2018 - 08:32 UTC

    South West England voters back a second referendum on a Brexit deal

    South West backed Leave in the 2016 referendum, but the YouGov poll suggested voters switched to backing continued EU membership by a margin of 51% to 49%

    Voters in the South West of England back a second referendum on the Brexit deal by a margin of 42% to 35%, according to a new poll. The poll, for the People’s Vote campaign, was released ahead of a day of action by the group across the region on Saturday, culminating in a rally in Bristol.

  • Friday, August 10th 2018 - 07:55 UTC

    Insurance industry predicts a “nightmare scenario” in a no-deal Brexit

    Slow progress in Brexit negotiations 'has forced many insurance companies to draw up plans to move part of their business out of UK, with Dublin favored'

    A no-deal Brexit would be a “nightmare scenario” for the insurance industry and must be avoided “at all costs” to safeguard the future of the sector, a new report has warned.The report by global law firm Kennedys said that slow progress in Brexit negotiations has forced many insurance companies to draw up – and in some cases implement – plans to move part of their business out of the UK, with Dublin a favored destination.

  • 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.