Politics

Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Falklands plans housing development on the site of a British camp from WWII

The Falkland Islands population is growing and equally significant future development prospects are encouraging, thus the need for more housing particularly in the capital Stanley. Working on this the Planning and Building Committee has approved a new residential housing development, ‘Phase 6 Sapper Hill’, to be allocated on Bennett’s Paddock, near where Ross Road West meets Moody Brook Road.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Asylum seeking migrants occupy bridge linking Matamoros with the US

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States who are camped in a dangerous Mexican border town occupied a bridge to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, leading U.S. authorities to close the crossing, witnesses and authorities said.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Barnier/Barclay breakfast in Brussels to unlock Brexit following understanding between Johnson and Varadkar

Britain and Europe's top Brexit negotiators sit down together on Friday to test what British and Irish leaders say might be a “pathway” to a deal. Technical talks on an agreement to govern Britain's EU divorce are stalled, just days before what had been billed as a last chance European summit.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
No one party veto over a possible agreement on the Irish border, and a Brexit deal

No single party in Northern Ireland will be given a veto in any Brexit deal that is now “a distinct possibility” following a positive meeting between the Irish and British leaders on Thursday, Britain’s Northern Ireland minister said.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Elections in Bolivia will have 92 OAS observers deployed

The presidential election in Bolivia on October 20 will count with an Electoral Observation Mission from the Organization of American States (OAS), led by the former Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, Manuel González.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Brazil's Senate to hold a final vote on pension reform on 22 October

Brazil’s Senate will hold the second and final vote on pension reform on Oct. 22, party leaders agreed on Tuesday night after long discussions, according to Senator Antonio Anastasia of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Oil spill in Brazilian beaches is of Venezuelan origin, claims environment minister

Large blots of oil that have turned up on more than 130 Brazilian beaches are “very probably” of Venezuelan origin, Brazil's environment minister said on Wednesday. The oil began appearing in early September and has been seen along a 2,000-kilometre stretch of the northeastern Atlantic coast - with around 130 tons of oil residue collected by Monday.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Mexico urged to implement labor reform to help speed ratification of the new North American free trade deal

The leader of a U.S. congressional delegation to Mexico said that Mexico must take more concrete steps to implement its labor reform, after a trip aimed at speeding up ratification of the new North American free trade deal.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Brazilian navy has five ships trying to determine origin of the major oil spill

Brazil's Navy said that it has five ships and an aircraft patrolling the northeastern region to find the cause of the oil spill. The effort involves 1,583 people as well as state port vessels and vehicles.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Extinction Rebellion protesters plan to shut down London City airport three days

London City Airport was braced for disruption on Thursday after climate change protesters Extinction Rebellion vowed to occupy its terminal and shut down operations for three days as part of its action in the British capital.