International

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 10:32 UTC

  Goldman Sachs warns Brexit could stall London's dominant financial position

  

  The chief executive of Goldman Sachs has warned that Brexit could see international banks reducing their footprint in Britain, and signaled the US firm has contingency plans in place to move staff out of the UK and into the EU.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 08:30 UTC

  Falklands oil exploration: Maersk denies in Argentine court any involvement since 2011

  

  Danish shipping company Maersk has denied involvement in any offshore exploration/exploitation activities in the Falkland Islands, since specific legislation was passed by the Argentine congress. The Argentine Chamber of Tugs accused the Danish company of violating legislation referred to oil industry operations in the disputed South Atlantic Islands.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 08:14 UTC

  Prince Philip, 95, steps down from royal duties

  

  The Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who will turn 96 next month, will step down from public life this fall, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday. He will continue to carry out public engagements between now and August, according to a statement released by Buckingham Palace.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 08:00 UTC

  Gibraltar reacts to Spain's neo-colonial ambitions taking advantage of Brexit

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister has reacted to the Spanish Foreign Ministry's Brexit document planning changes to the Rock’s economic status, saying that as usual, the welfare of its own people hasn't got in the way of Spain's neo-colonial ambitions over Gibraltar.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 07:47 UTC

  Falklands discusses Brexit impact on environmental funding with UKOTs

  

  The consequences of the UK leaving the European Union on environmental funding of UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) which includes the Falklands, was the subject of a meeting in Aldernay between representatives of 11 territories last week.

• Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 13:01 UTC

  EU and US agree to Maersk Line acquiring Germany's Hamburg Sud, expert in South America

  

  Container shipping company Maersk Line will pay EUR 3.7 billion for its acquisition of smaller German rival Hamburg Sud, including all subsidiaries and associated shipping companies. The boards of Maersk Line and the Oetker Group, owner of Hamburg Sud, approved the proposed deal, which has been given the green light by the European Commission and the US Department of Justice.

• Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 07:56 UTC

  Press Freedom Day: In 'post truth' era, leaders must defend objective, independent media

  

  In a “post-truth” world with “fake news” on the rise, and media accountability and credibility falling under question, free, independent and professional journalism has never been more important, the United Nations today said.

• Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 06:56 UTC

  French presidential candidates' debate: plenty of insults and no substance

  

  Independent Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen traded barbs and insults Wednesday night in their first and final head-to-head debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff.

• Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 06:48 UTC

  WhatsApp suffers several hours global outage

  

  WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said.

• Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 06:36 UTC

  Two weeks of ”Think Brazil” in UK, a showcase of business possibilities between the two countries

  

  May is set to be the Brazil month in the United Kingdom. During two weeks (10-19), the Brazilian Government, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Embassy in London, and the British Government, through its network in Brazil of Consulates and the Embassy, will bring to London and other UK cities a program full of cultural activities, business meetings and institutional encounters.