Politics

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.
Friday, October 6th 2017 - 20:21 UTC
Falklands shares concerns on high seas catches as a challenge to stock assessment

Fishing on the high seas (*) can present a serious problem for fisheries management, but the Falkland Islands Senior Fisheries Scientist Alexander (Sasha) Arkhipkin has been making a heavy contribution to international collaborations to attempt to deal with some of that impact.
Friday, October 6th 2017 - 20:07 UTC
Brazilian police discovers 500-meter tunnel and foils record bank heist plot

Brazilian police say they have foiled a bank heist plot in which would-be robbers dug a 500-meter tunnel to a Sao Paulo branch of government-owned Banco do Brazil.
Friday, October 6th 2017 - 09:40 UTC
Japanese born British novelist Ishiguro wins the Nobel Literature Prize

Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for “The Remains of the Day,” won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. The selection of the 62-year-old Ishiguro marked a return to traditional literature following two years of unconventional choices by the Swedish Academy for the 9-million-kronor (US$1.1 million) prize.
Friday, October 6th 2017 - 09:08 UTC
US gun lobby admits “bump-lock devices” restriction to control automatic weapons

The US gun lobby, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, voiced a readiness on Thursday to restrict a rifle accessory that enabled a Las Vegas gunman to strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained fire as if from an automatic weapon.
Friday, October 6th 2017 - 08:13 UTC
German Industries tells members to prepare “for a very hard Brexit”

German companies with a presence in the UK should be planning for a “very hard Brexit”, Germany's biggest industry body has warned. German industry looked “with concern” at the progress of the Brexit talks, said the boss of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Joachim Lang. Britain “is lacking a clear concept despite talking a lot,” he added.
Friday, October 6th 2017 - 07:57 UTC
Top Spanish bank moving out of Catalonia because of independence scare

Sabadell, the Barcelona-based bank, said it will move its legal base out of Catalonia following threats by the region's leaders to declare independence. Spain's fifth-biggest bank said it would start the process on Friday to move its legal domicile to Alicante. Its headquarters and employees will remain in Barcelona.