Politics

Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:58 UTC
Hammond's budget anticipates worsening economic forecast caused by Brexit

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer has outlined cautious spending plans to a nation bracing for the shock of leaving the European Union, amid a stream of worsening of economic forecasts that hampered room for giveaways.
Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:29 UTC
Missing submarine search returns to the point where the last contacts were made

Ships and planes hunting for the missing Argentine submarine with 44 crew members will return to a previous search area after officials said Wednesday that a noise made a week ago in the South Atlantic could provide a clue to the vessel’s location.
Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:19 UTC
Putin talks to Macri and sends a oceanographic vessel to help with the search

Russia has agreed to dispatch an oceanographic ship to Argentina in order to help with the search for the missing Argentine submarine, ARA San Juan, the Argentine Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday following a telephone conversation between Russian and Argentine presidents Vladimir Putin and Mauricio Macri.
Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 08:10 UTC
EU still not satisfied with £40bn Brexit “divorce bill”, suggested by PM May government

Despite UK prime minister Theresa May reportedly doubling her Brexit ‘divorce bill’ offer, European Union (EU) diplomats have already indicated they are still not satisfied and could demand more cash for talks to progress.
Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 07:38 UTC
Falklands' newly elected Legislative Assembly members receive parliamentary training

A delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA, is currently visiting the Falkland Islands to provide Parliamentary training to the newly elected Legislative Assembly as part of a joint program agreed ahead of the election.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 20:24 UTC
Three former football officials are banned for life by FIFA’s Ethics Committee

Julio Rocha, Rafael Esquivel and Richard Lai had all pleaded guilty to bribery and corruption charges brought by the United States Department of Justice in its massive international criminal probe into FIFA.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 17:47 UTC
Air China has “temporarily suspended” flights to Pyongyang

Beijing-owned Air China airline has ended flights to the capital of North Korea Pyongyang, due to a lack of passenger demand. Flights were “temporarily suspended due to unsatisfactory business operations,” said an Air China employee.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 15:39 UTC
London lobbied successfully in Brazil on behalf of British oil industry, claims The Guardian

Britain successfully lobbied Brazil on behalf of BP and Shell to address the oil giants’ concerns over Brazilian taxation, environmental regulation and rules on using local firms, government documents reveal, according to a piece published in The Guardian.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:02 UTC
Time and oxygen running out for Argentine missing submarine in the South Atlantic

Ships and planes combed a wider area of the stormy South Atlantic on Tuesday in a fruitless hunt for signs of a missing Argentine submarine, adding to growing concerns about the vessel not heard from in six days. Argentine navy officials have worried that if the ARA San Juan was intact but disabled underwater, its crew of 44 might have only enough oxygen to last seven days.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:00 UTC
German business leaders launch a “Battle of Britain” to keep UK in the EU

A group of influential German business figures have launched a campaign to keep the UK in the European Union. The alliance, dubbed a New Deal for Britain, includes three ex-presidents of the Federation of German Industry.