International

Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 08:31 UTC
Juncker: “Britain will regret voting for Brexit”; Farage: “Thank God we are leaving”

Britain will soon regret voting for Brexit, but the European Union will move on, the European Commission president has insisted. In a speech setting out the future direction of the bloc, Jean-Claude Juncker said the UK’s exit would be a “sad and tragic” moment, but it was “not the be all and end all”.
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 08:24 UTC
Catalonia referendum: 700 mayors under investigation by Spain's top prosecutor

Spain’s top prosecutor is investigating more than 700 Catalan mayors for cooperating with a planned referendum on the region’s independence after the nation’s constitutional court ordered the vote put on hold. Catalonia’s regional police force is under orders to arrest the mayors if they refuse to appear for questioning, State Prosecutor Jose Manuel Maza’s office said.
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 06:53 UTC
BP and Bridas Corporation form Argentina's largest private integrated energy company

British Petroleum has agreed with Argentina's Bridas Corporation to form a new integrated energy company by combining their interests in the oil and gas producer Pan American Energy and the refiner and marketer Axion Energy in a cash-free transaction. The new company, Pan American Energy Group, will be the largest privately-owned integrated energy company operating in Argentina.
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 06:37 UTC
Netanyahu, in Colombia: Israel a close ally in war and in the reconstruction process

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos are pledging to strengthen ties in areas like science, security and tourism as Colombia transitions into a post-conflict era. Netanyahu arrived in Bogota on Wednesday for the second-leg of his trip as the first Israeli prime minister to visit Latin America.
Wednesday, September 13th 2017 - 10:32 UTC
Israel's Netanyahu praises Macri for his efforts to solve the AMIA bombing

Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday used the first Latin America visit of a sitting Israeli prime minister to praise President Mauricio Macri's effort to solve the bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center, AMIA, in 1994 that killed 85 people.
Wednesday, September 13th 2017 - 10:03 UTC
Fourth round of UK/EU Brexit negotiations postponed until 25th September

The next round of Brexit talks has been postponed by a week to “allow more time for consultation”. The fourth round of UK-EU negotiations, due to begin on 18 September, will start on the 25th instead.
Wednesday, September 13th 2017 - 07:18 UTC
Migrants arriving in Europe through Spain have doubled this year

The number of migrants arriving in Europe through Spain has more than doubled this year, according to the head of the European Union’s border agency. Frontex director Fabrice Leggeri said “we have registered almost 14,000 arrivals in Spain, arriving from Morocco, from the western part of the Maghreb”.
Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 17:19 UTC
EU Withdrawal bill passed first Parliamentary test, but real battle is still ahead

The government's bid to extract the UK from EU law in time for Brexit has passed its first Parliamentary test. MPs backed the EU Withdrawal Bill by 326 to 290 in a Monday late-night vote despite critics saying it represented a “power-grab” by ministers.
Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 09:32 UTC
FAO forecasts an all time record global cereal production

Global food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up expectations for larger grain inventories. The FAO Food Price Index declined 1.3% from July, averaging 176.6 points in August.
Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil's air commercial industry considers building a factory in China

Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer plans to analyze the possibility of building a factory in China to manufacture jet aircraft for the commercial aviation segment, the company’s chief executive said.