Politics

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil's currency and stock market recover on Thursday, helped by opinion poll

  

  The Brazilian real climbed almost 1% against the dollar on Thursday, as a rout on Wednesday led to a technical correction and a key poll showed Brazil's left failing to gain steam in presidential elections scheduled for October.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  World Trade Organization Panel rejects claims concerning tobacco plain packaging in Australia

  

  A World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel has ruled against complaints brought by several countries concerning Australia’s tobacco packaging law, which implements the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its Guidelines. The panel decided that Australia’s policy on plain packaging is consistent with WTO law.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 08:21 UTC

  The Protocol x Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products is live

  

  On 27 June 2018, the conditions for the entry into force of the first legally binding instrument adopted under the WHO FCTC were met, paving the way to eliminate illicit trade of tobacco products

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 06:28 UTC

  Falklands' welfare and pension changes effective July 1st

  

  The Falkland Islands Treasury, following the publication of the 2018/19 Government Budget in April, reminds the public of the following welfare and pension changes that will be coming into force from 1 July onwards, and some further changes that will be effective from 1 January 2019 onwards.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 05:25 UTC

  “An unforgettable year for soybeans in Argentina”, yields and harvested area at its lowest

  

  Argentine soy yields and harvesting area have been chopped by drought to their lowest levels since the 2008/09 season, analysts said on Thursday, citing the effect of a four-month dry spell that suddenly gave way to floods in April.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 05:11 UTC

  President Vizcarra claims corruption costs Peru US$ 3 billion annually

  

  President Martin Vizcarra said that the Peruvian government will enforce a “zero tolerance” policy against corruption amid a spreading bribery scandal that has involved at least three former presidents.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 03:49 UTC

  British defense wins major contract to build nine warships for Australia

  

  British defense giant BAE Systems has won a multi-million pound contract from the Australian government to build nine new warships, marking a significant victory for British military exports. BAE beat Italian and Spanish rivals to win a large slice of the £20bn spending program.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 13:20 UTC

  Frustration with the political system marks Mexico's Sunday presidential election

  

  Violence hit a record peak in Mexico last year with over 30,000 murders — and it is not slowing down. More than 100 politicians alone have been killed in the lead-up to the country’s election this Sunday.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 13:11 UTC

  Berlin and Paris angry with UK over Brexit, a “pain in the ass” distracting from major issues

  

  Influential EU states such as Germany, France and Spain will block any attempt by the UK to remain within the single market for goods without freedom of movement, the Spanish Foreign Minister has said. Josep Borrell said that some smaller EU states might privately be willing to negotiate reform of the bloc’s free movement rules in order to keep easy access to UK products.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 12:45 UTC

  Good news for British farmers: China lifts ban on beef from the UK

  

  China has ended a two-decades-long ban on exports of beef from the UK, first introduced after the outbreak of BSE - or “mad cow disease” - in the 1990s. The government said the development will be worth £250m to British producers over the next five years.