Politics

Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:18 UTC
Trump says immigrants unhappy with detention centers, “should not come”

President Donald Trump, facing renewed criticism from Democrats and activists over his handling of a migrant crisis on the US-Mexico border, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday that immigrants unhappy with conditions at detention centers should be told: “not to come.”
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 16:11 UTC
Germany and a woman take the European Commission presidency

Ursula von der Leyen's name is unlikely to have cropped up in early conversations as European leaders wrangled over the best candidate to replace Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. But after proposed compromise deals collapsed, Germany's defiance minister and close ally of Angela Merkel has emerged from the shadows as their nominee for the top job.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 15:43 UTC
Praise for British Overseas Territories minister at Pre-JMC meeting in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said that Lord Ahmad had “done a stellar job” as the overseas territories minister over the last two years, as he addressed the opening of the Pre-JMC (Joint Ministerial Council) meeting which convened British Overseas Territories leaders, including the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 13:12 UTC
Hake, squid and scallops will access EU free of tariffs as soon as deal with Mercosur becomes effective

Fisheries exports from Mercosur member countries which now face tariffs ranging from 8% to 15% in the European Union will see them gradually disappear during a seven-year period, according to the terms of the wide-ranging strategic trade and cooperation agreement signed this week between the two blocks.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 11:50 UTC
Theresa May will announce a review of devolution when she visits Scotland

Prime minister Theresa May is to announce a review of UK government departments to make sure they work in the best interests of devolution. Mrs. May will make the announcement during a visit to Scotland this week in one of her final visits as prime minister.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Oslo talks scuttled: Guaidó insists that there never would be a good moment to negotiate with Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday that there would “never” be a good moment to negotiate with President Nicolas Maduro's “dictatorship”, ruling out an expected new round of talks to find an exit from the country's crisis.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Brazil estimates trade surplus this year to reach US$ 56.7 billion

Brazil’s Economy Ministry on Monday raised its projection for the country’s trade surplus this year to US$56.7 billion from US$50 billion but warned that trade activity will decline due to slowing global economic growth.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Mexican deportation of foreigners increased 33% in June; “great job”, says Trump

Mexico deported 33% more foreigners month-on-month in June, officials announced on Thursday, after the country agreed to take “unprecedented” steps to reduce migration in order to avoid US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Lagarde's departure thrusts the IMF into an unanticipated search for a new leader

The nomination of Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president on Tuesday has thrust the International Monetary Fund into an early, unanticipated search for a new leader amid a raging trade war that has darkened the outlook for global growth.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Glyphosate case: US Judge lowers damage award against Bayer

A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he would reduce a US$80 million damage award against Bayer AG to US$50 million or less in the case of a man who blamed his cancer on glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the jury's US$75 million punitive damages award to plaintiff Edwin Hardeman in March could not stand.