Politics

Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Tony Blair blasts Corbyn for Labour’s catastrophic defeat

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour's most successful election winner, will tell the opposition party it must change course after its catastrophic defeat last week or disappear as a party of government.
Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Queen opens Parliament and will announce the Conservative government agenda

The Queen is to set out the Conservative government's agenda for the year ahead following their decisive election win last week. Legislation to take the UK out of the EU on 31 January will be among more than 20 bills announced during Thursday's State Opening of Parliament. Other measures include guarantees on extra health service funding and longer sentences for violent criminals.
Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
UK's fishermen 2020 cod quotas halved: ”extremely challenging year”

The number of cod which can be legally caught by the UK's fishermen will be halved next year. It was agreed in the early hours of Wednesday at Brussels talks on fishing quotas for 2020.
Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Fiat/Chrysler and Peugeot's PSA confirm merger creating world's fourth largest carmaker

Fiat Chrysler and rival PSA Group, owner of Peugeot and Vauxhall, have confirmed a US$ 50bn merger deal. The merger is aiming for annual cost savings of US$ 4bn through shared purchasing agreements and combined technologies, will create the world's fourth-largest carmaker.
Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
UK will suffer more than the EU if it quits with no deal, von der Leyen warns

Britain will suffer more than the European Union if it quits the bloc with no deal next year, a Brussels chief warned on Wednesday. Ursula von der Leyen, who has taken over from Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president, also stressed the timetable to reach an agreement was “extremely challenging” after London decided to put into law that the UK must leave by the end of December 2020.
Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Latin America as deadly as Middle East for journalists, RSF annual report

Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years.
Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands provides sea and air support for the search of missing Chilean aircraft

Falkland Islands based PHAROS SG, on regular deployment as a South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands fishery patrol vessel, returned on Tuesday morning to Stanley Harbour, after assisting in the search for wreckage and debris from the Chilean C130 aircraft that went missing on Monday 09 December.
Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil/China finalizing sanitary protocol for soy-meal exports to the Asian giant

Brazilian and Chinese government authorities are finalizing a protocol setting health standards for domestic processors to export soy-meal to the Asian country, André Nassar, president of oilseeds industry group Abiove, announced.
Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:27 UTC
Johnson pledges post-Brexit transition in 2020; Queen sets the legislative program of new government Thursday

Britain's government said on Tuesday it will legislate to ensure a post-Brexit transition period does not extend beyond 2020, sending the pound sinking as the European Union warned of a race against time to agree new trade terms.
Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 08:58 UTC
Brazilian investigative journalism unveils cracks in a tailings' dam, like the one that burst a year ago killing hundreds

State prosecutors in Brazil have identified cracks in a tailings dam owned by iron ore mining company Vale SA and have asked the firm to hire an independent auditor to look into the matter, a television station reported on Friday night.