International

• Thursday, July 20th 2017 - 09:29 UTC

  UK ex top diplomat warns of “disastrous consequences” of Brexit

  

  The author of the European Union’s Article 50 has issued a call for Brexit to be halted, warning that its “disastrous consequences” are becoming clearer every day. Lord Kerr of Kinlochard was among more than 60 prominent figures in Scotland who signed a joint letter warning that Brexit has seriously damaged the UK’s international reputation and calling for a “UK-wide debate about calling a halt to the process”.

• Thursday, July 20th 2017 - 09:14 UTC

  France's Macron overtakes UK in the league table of global “soft power”

  

  The election of Emmanuel Macron as president has helped propel France to the top of a league table of global “soft power”, while Britain’s score has decreased partly as a result of Brexit. But despite losing points for government stability, enterprise and favorability measured in worldwide polls, the UK hung on to second slot, thanks to the US tumbling from first to third following the election of Donald Trump.

• Thursday, July 20th 2017 - 07:30 UTC

  Falklands' commemorative coin will have to remove “Britannia rules the waves”

  

  The Pobjoy Mint on July 18 announced that a trademark infringement necessitated the firm to remove the word BRITANNIA from the Reverse Proof 2017 .999 fine silver 1-ounce bullion coins minted for the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2017 - 22:41 UTC

  UK and London lose ground as preferred destinations for Chinese millionaires

  

  The UK has slipped down the list of preferred destinations for Chinese millionaires considering moving overseas, a report suggests. While the US remains the favorite place to settle, Canada now ranks second pushing Britain into third spot.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2017 - 22:36 UTC

  Chinese group takes 60% control over Rio do Janeiro's main airport, Galeao

  

  China's HNA Group linked to the air and travel industry will add Latin America to its investment portfolio through the purchase of a controlling stake in Rio de Janeiro's largest airport, Aeroporto Internacional Antônio Carlos Jobim – Galeão (GIG Airport).

• Wednesday, July 19th 2017 - 11:05 UTC

  UK consumers will no longer suffer surcharges for card payments

  

  British consumers are no longer to be charged extra for paying by debit or credit card, the government has said. From January next year, businesses will not be allowed to add any surcharges for card payments. The worst offenders currently are airlines and food delivery apps, and small businesses which typically add a fee for cards.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2017 - 09:18 UTC

  Deeper slowdown for UK economy ahead, anticipate business research centers

  

  The UK economy is on course for an even deeper slowdown as consumer spending and business investment take a hit from uncertainty surrounding the Brexit negotiations, new research has found. Britain’s GDP is expected to drop from 1.8% growth last year to 1.5% in 2017 and to 1.4% in 2018, according to PwC’s UK Economic Outlook.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2017 - 08:55 UTC

  Red Cross expected to explain how Falklands' Darwin cemetery pictures were taken

  

  Controversy has erupted in Argentina following the release in Facebook of clandestine pictures from the current exhumation works at the Darwin Cemetery in the Falklands with the purpose of identifying the remains of Argentine combatants in at least 95 graves with tombstone reading, “Argentine soldier, known only to God”.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2017 - 06:29 UTC

  Farage mentions Argentina/Falklands policy to blast Foreign Office's expenditure

  

  The former leader of the UK Independent Party and great promoter of the Leave position in the Brexit referendum Nigel Farage, has mentioned Argentina and Falklands policy as proof that Britain’s foreign aid budget is being spent in completely the wrong places.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2017 - 14:45 UTC

  Falkland/Malvinas Islands: ICRC work to identify Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery continues as planned

  

  The work of the forensic team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to identify Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery is making good progress and proceeding as planned.