Politics

Monday, November 13th 2017 - 06:44 UTC
Rajoy campaigns in Catalonia and calls on the silent majority to convert voice in vote

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has said regional elections next month in Catalonia will help end “separatist havoc” in the northeastern region. Rajoy addressed a campaign event on Sunday on his first visit since imposing direct rule on the region a fortnight ago.
Saturday, November 11th 2017 - 09:15 UTC
The Great October Revolution

By Gwynne Dyer - China Mieville, a novelist I much admire, has published a history of the October Revolution to mark its hundredth anniversary (which is actually on 7 November, since the Russians were still using the Julian calendar in 1917). It had an unusual effect on me. It made me question whether I was right about the utter futility of that revolution.
Saturday, November 11th 2017 - 09:07 UTC
Fed member anticipates rates likely to rise next month and three times in 2018

United States interest rates are likely to rise again next month and a further three times next year, one of the Federal Reserve's rate-setters has said. John Williams, who sits on the lliams, advanced a rate rise in December “makes sense, at least based on the information I have today”.
Saturday, November 11th 2017 - 08:55 UTC
YPF will relocate investment from natural gas to crude oil, because of changes in subsidies policy

Argentina's state-run oil company YPF is “disappointed” by cuts to the government's natural gas production subsidies and will re-allocate investment toward crude oil production.
Saturday, November 11th 2017 - 08:46 UTC
Argentina cancels proposed tax on wine included in a fiscal reform

Argentina’s government has decided to ditch a proposed tax on wine after vineyards complained the measure would cripple the industry, the governor of the country’s top wine-making province said.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 21:11 UTC
Brexit has a date and will be written into law: 11pm GMP 29 March 2019

The date of Brexit will be written into law as Theresa May warned Tory rebels that the process of leaving the European Union will not be derailed. Amendments to legislation going through Parliament will spell out that the UK’s membership of the EU will end at 11pm GMT, midnight in Brussels, on 29 March 2019.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 18:25 UTC
Europe gets tough on Brexit: UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions

The UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions if progress is to be made in Brexit talks, the bloc's chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier was speaking after meeting the Brexit secretary for talks on citizens' rights, the Irish border, and the UK's “divorce bill”.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 18:14 UTC
Falklands Observance of Remembrance Day on Sunday 12 November

The Falkland Islands Observance of Remembrance Day will be held on Sunday 12 November and Gilbert House, seat of the Falklands elected government announced the following arrangements:
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 17:59 UTC
Trump doesn't blame China for its trade surpluses: “they work for the benefit of their citizens”

President Donald Trump has said he does not blame China for the “unfair” trade relationship between the countries, despite long railing against the economic imbalance. Speaking in Beijing, he gave China “credit” for working to benefit its citizens by taking advantage of the US.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 01:40 UTC
Falkland Islands Elects New Legislative Assembly

Residents of the Falkland Islands went to the polls yesterday, with results released earlier this morning. Seventeen candidates stood for election to the Legislative Assembly and have campaigned over the past month to be elected to office.