Politics

• Monday, September 18th 2017 - 07:43 UTC

  EU and UK business leaders voice concern about slow pace of Brexit talks

  

  Business leaders have voiced concern about the slow pace of Brexit negotiations, warning it could affect a constructive exit from the EU. BusinessEurope, an umbrella group representing business federations across Europe, said companies needed certainty and time to prepare for future arrangements.

• Monday, September 18th 2017 - 07:35 UTC

  UK's Blue Belt Initiative taken as reference at the International Marine Protected Areas congress in Chile

  

  The British Embassy in Santiago participated this month with over 30 British delegates and a GREAT-branded stand at Impac4, the world’s largest Congress on International Marine Protected Areas held in La Serena, a city located in the north of Chile. The Congress, hosted by the Chilean Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Environment, was followed by a High Level meeting in the city of Viña del Mar, near Santiago, Chile’s capital.

• Sunday, September 17th 2017 - 12:44 UTC

  UK's Newton Fund offering opportunities for regional workshops and travel grants

  

  The Newton Fund, a UK Government initiative, has announced the opening of applications for scientific researchers of six Latin American countries (among them, Argentina) to take part in regional workshops on biodiversity or travel grants to the United Kingdom.

• Sunday, September 17th 2017 - 11:44 UTC

  Britain's unemployment falls to a 42 year low, but wages remain far below inflation

  

  Britain’s unemployment rate has fallen to a new year 42-year low, official data showed on Wednesday, but wages growth remains far below overall inflation. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in the quarter through to the end of July, reaching the lowest level since 1975, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. It had stood at 4.4% in the three months to June.

• Saturday, September 16th 2017 - 08:12 UTC

  Falklands promotes the Weather Observation Website to improve forecasting

  

  The Falkland Islands government is calling for individuals' weather observations to be uploaded to the Met Office system thus helping with improving forecasting and in formal weather modeling.

• Saturday, September 16th 2017 - 08:02 UTC

  International Day of Democracy, UN Secretary General Message

  

  The International Day of Democracy, 15 September, is an opportunity to recommit to a world defined by values enshrined in the United Nations Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance and solidarity. Yet in many societies around the world, there is a crisis of faith. Globalization and technological progress have lifted many out of poverty, but have also contributed to inequality and instability.

• Saturday, September 16th 2017 - 07:39 UTC

  UK at highest alert following the bomb in the Tube which caused 29 injured

  

  The United Kingdom terror threat has been increased to its highest level as police continue the hunt for the person behind the Friday underground bombing in south-west London. The prime minister said the threat was now critical, meaning an attack is expected imminently, after a device was detonated at Parsons Green station.

• Saturday, September 16th 2017 - 07:25 UTC

  Theresa May scolds president Trump on London terror attack tweets

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May has rebuked US President Donald Trump for suggesting suspects in Friday's London train blast were known to police. “I never think it's helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation,” she said.

• Friday, September 15th 2017 - 07:38 UTC

  Venezuela plans to abandon the dollar; greenback currently sells for 22.400 Bolivar

  

  Venezuela temporarily suspended the sale of U.S. dollars through its Dicom auction system, following an announcement last week that it was moving away from the greenback in response to U.S. sanctions. The United States in August prohibited dealings in new debt from Venezuela and state oil company PDVSA in response to the creation of a new legislative super-body that critics call the consolidation of a dictatorship.

• Friday, September 15th 2017 - 07:12 UTC

  Brazil's Temer charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering

  

  Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering on Thursday, according to a statement posted on the prosecutor general's office website, threatening to delay the government's economic reform agenda in Congress.