Politics

Monday, August 27th 2018 - 06:58 UTC
Auto industry, beef and sugar, remain hurdles for a Mercosur/EU deal

Negotiators of a free trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur want to wrap up by September, but differences over beef, sugar and the auto industry could dash those hopes, Brazilian foreign minister Aloysio Nunes said. Issues over intellectual property, rules of origin and marine shipping services also need to be nailed down, Nunes said in an interview.
Monday, August 27th 2018 - 04:00 UTC
Gibraltar organizaing three-day symposium on Brexit next month

A three-day symposium entitled “Bordering on Brexit: Global Britain and the Embers of the Empire” will be held next month at the Garrison Library in Gibraltar. The conference will commence after an opening speech by Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, and throughout the event speakers will analyse different aspects of Brexit in detail.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 18:59 UTC
A no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic; “Conservatives playing Russian roulette with the economy”

A furious reaction to the first batch of no-deal Brexit preparation papers has come in from across the UK. The documents have shown up the UK’s no-deal plans as a bluff that was “fooling no-one”, said Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones. “The writing is on the wall,” he said.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 18:37 UTC
Trump's attempt to limit federal government unions rejected by a court order

A U.S. federal judge on Saturday rejected key elements of President Donald Trump’s May executive orders that would make it easier to fire federal employees and reduce their ability to bargain collectively.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 18:14 UTC
Argentina and Brazil agree to merge car production regulations

Argentine and Brazilian representatives on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to begin merging vehicle production regulations of both countries.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 16:48 UTC
Massive arrests in Brazil in a coordinated crackdown on murders and femicides

More than 200 people were arrested on murder charges in a single day across Brazil on Friday in a coordinated sweep that emphasized the fight against femicide and other killings, the government said.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 04:35 UTC
Argentina's Peso falls 1.42% on Friday, despite a weaker dollar following Fed's Powell speech

Argentina’s peso currency fell 1.42% to a record low close of 30.92 per dollar on Friday, weighed down by an economy slipping into recession, high inflation and uncertainty driven by corruption investigations.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 02:51 UTC
Pope Francis in Ireland pledges to end the repugnant sexual exploitation of children

Pope Francis vowed on Saturday to end the “repugnant” sexual exploitation of children by Catholic clergy as he made a highly-charged visit to once devout Ireland where years of reported abuse have driven many Irish away from the Church.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 02:35 UTC
Macri blames the lack of infrastructure to rampant corruption under the Kirchners

Argentine president Mauricio Macri linked the poor state of the country's infrastructure to the so called “K corruption notebooks”, but also praised that truth is coming to light and in just two years Argentina's standing in the Transparency rating had gone from position 54 to 17.
Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 02:11 UTC
Centennial of the launching of “The Mighty Hood”

A ceremony has been held in Clydebank to mark the centenary of the launch of one of Britain's largest warships. The battle-cruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 August 1918. Until the commissioning of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, there had never been a bigger British warship than “The Mighty Hood”.