International

Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:28 UTC
North Ireland controversy over plans for an all Ireland agri-food trade, after Brexit

North Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, has dismissed a suggestion that agri-food trade could be regulated on an all-Ireland basis after Brexit. Agri-food is a particular challenge to the “no hard border” policy because of strict EU rules on food imports.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:17 UTC
US researchers win Physics Nobel Prize for gravitational waves detection

Three U.S. researchers won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for developing an observatory that made possible the detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time theorized by Albert Einstein 100 years ago, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 10:03 UTC
Reminiscences of the Falklands' war triggered by the Argentina/Peru Russia 2018 qualifier

The building up to the South American qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, between Argentina and Peru, which was played in Buenos Aires on Thursday evening, resurfaced the strong political and military alliance of the two countries, particularly referred to recent events such as the Falklands war in 1982.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 09:10 UTC
UK and Brazil sign MoU to enhance cooperation and promote direct investment

Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) that aims to enhance cooperation to promote foreign direct investment between Brazil and the UK.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 08:48 UTC
Standard Chartered US$ 1.4bn Guernsey/Singapore transfer under investigation

A US$1.4bn (£1.1bn) money transfer between the Guernsey and Singapore offices of Standard Chartered is under investigation by financial regulators. The assets were moved in 2015, before the Channel Island adopted new rules on exchanging tax information with other countries.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 08:21 UTC
Nobel Prize for Peace awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. ICAN describes itself as a coalition of grassroots non-government groups in more than 100 nations. It originated in Australia and was then launched internationally in Vienna in 2007.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 08:15 UTC
Madrid decree makes it easier for companies to move location out of Catalonia

Spain’s government has approved a decree that would make it easier for companies in Catalonia to move the location of their official registration out of the region. The move will allow the relocation of Caixabank, Spain’s third largest bank by assets, before next week, when separatist authorities in Catalonia want to declare independence.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 07:54 UTC
“Coup” to remove Theresa May is exposed and fizzles out; senior cabinet members rallies round the PM

Prime Minister Theresa May has brushed aside calls from rebel Tory MPs to stand aside, insisting that she would carry on providing “calm leadership” at the head of the Government. In her first public appearance since her chaotic party conference speech in Manchester on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said she had the “full support” of her Cabinet.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 07:34 UTC
Madrid apologizes to Catalonians injured during police crackdown but blames local government

A top Spanish government official in Catalonia has expressed regret about those injured when police cracked down on people taking part in a banned referendum.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 07:04 UTC
UK's Newton Fund sponsors scientific research in six Latin American countries

The Newton Fund, a UK Government initiative, has announced the opening of applications for scientific researchers of six Latin American countries (among them, Argentina) to take part in regional workshops on biodiversity or travel grants to the United Kingdom.