Politics

Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 09:11 UTC
Warning to Trump: Beijing prepared to a large scale war over the South China islands

Global Times, the official English language spokesperson of the Chinese Communistry party has sent a very strong reply to the incoming Trump administration referred to the disputed South China islands occupied by Beijing.
Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 08:37 UTC
Malcorra reiterates: Argentina willing to cooperative research in the South Atlantic

Foreign minister Susana Malcorra said fisheries licensing in the South Atlantic is of great concern for Argentina because of the “overall ongoing depredation”, and recalled that there is an item referred to the issue in the September UK-Argentine joint statement, which has yet to be addressed and that most probably it will follow on the identification of unknown soldiers buried in the Falklands and the additional flights issues.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 11:12 UTC
Corruption charges against Decal do Brasil for bribing Petrobras top manager

Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday filed corruption charges against Decal do Brasil co-founder Mariano Marcondes Ferraz, accusing him of bribing a former executive at state-run oil company Petrobras to win contracts for Ferraz's own firm.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 11:04 UTC
Argentina announces ambitious financial program; road show begins Monday in London

Argentina struck an 18-month financing deal worth US$6 billion with six banks on Thursday, Finance Minister Luis Caputo told reporters, saying the government planned to tap international capital markets for US$10 billion in 2017. Sovereign bond issuance will start on Jan. 19, with a sale of US$3 billion to US$5 billion in U.S. dollar-denominated paper.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 09:03 UTC
Falklands: 46 minefields to be cleared in two years pledges Foreign Office

Falkland Islanders can expect a total of 46 minefields cleared over the next two years in the Mount Longdon and Stanley area confirmed a Foreign and Commonwealth Office delegation in the Falklands this week. Mines are the long lasting and unwanted legacy of the 1982 war.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 08:33 UTC
Lula da Silva is “preparing” to run for the presidency in 2018

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, confirmed Wednesday that “he is preparing” to run for the presidency in 2018, should it “be necessary.”
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 08:20 UTC
UK/Uruguay double taxation convention takes effect

The comprehensive Double Taxation Convention between Uruguay and the United Kingdom has taken effect from 1 January 2017.
Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 09:31 UTC
Trump's first press conference: the showman added little and beat the media

Defiant and unyielding, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a “tremendous blot” on the record of the intelligence community if it had released such material.
Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 09:16 UTC
Falklands' patrol HMS Clyde undergoing maintenance work in South Africa

The Falklands’ permanent guard ship, HMS Clyde is undergoing refurbishment work at the South African naval dockyard in Simon’s Town in her first overhaul in five years. The vessel (P257) arrived in Simon’s Town on 22 December, and is scheduled to depart again on 20 February.
Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 08:53 UTC
Brexit uncertainty could lead to an exodus of 232.000 jobs from Britain, warns LSE

UK’s powerhouse financial sector would face heightened risk and an exodus of 232,000 jobs without certainty over Britain’s Brexit deal, MPs in the House of Commons have heard. Xavier Rolet, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSE), said two thirds of the job losses would be felt outside Greater London, with the blow coming as soon as the euro clearing operation leaves Britain’s shores.