Politics

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands' schools and Leisure Center will be reopening next Monday

  

  Falkland Islands schools in Stanley are making final preparations for reopening on Monday, May 11. Camp Education, an integral part of the schooling system also re-opens on the same day.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Germany fears a hard Brexit, as UK moves away from political negotiations

  

  German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  The Lancet claims Bolsonaro is the biggest threat to combat COVID-19 in Brazil

  

  The biggest threat to Brazil's ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to the British medical journal The Lancet.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Putin in a round of calls to Allies' and German leaders marks the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday spoke on the phone to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  On 75th anniversary of VE Day, Queen Elizabeth recalls the “never give up, never despair” message

  

  Queen Elizabeth led tributes to veterans of World War Two recalling the “never give up, never despair” message of Victory in Europe Day 75 years ago as the coronavirus damped commemorations for the end of the war on the continent.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro rules out raising gasoline taxes to support the ethanol industry

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro effectively ruled out raising gasoline taxes on Thursday, a blow to the ethanol industry which had asked for a gasoline tax hike to boost its competitiveness amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  Tougher visa guidelines for Chinese journalists in US

  

  The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists, saying it was in response to the treatment of US journalists in China, a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazil expects beef exports to set a new record in 2020 in volume and value

  

  Brazilian beef exports in 2020 will likely set a new record in terms of volume and value despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, Antônio Camardelli, president of beef group Abiec, said on Thursday.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 09:23 UTC

  Argentina's countdown to ninth default; some bondholders and IMF trust a last minute understanding

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman has given the country's biggest bondholders until this Friday to accept the offer he has put on the table to suspend payments until 2023 and reduce interest rates thereafter. One of the largest of those creditors, the investment management firm BlackRock, rejected Guzman's proposal and immediately presented a counteroffer.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Falklands input to UK/EU Brexit trade negotiations to avoid a fait accompli

  

  Lawmaker MLA Teslyn Barkman confirmed that work continues in London to ensure that any future Brexit agreement (UK leaving the EU) has input from the Falkland Islands.