UK will leave the EU on October 31: finance minister Javid says
The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully with a deal, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday.
UK taking a careful look at the Brexit delay law: Javid says
The British government should obey the law but is taking a careful look at one which forces the prime minister to ask for a Brexit delay if a deal is not struck with the European Union by Oct. 19, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday.
UK can take advantage of low interest rates to invest in infrastructure – Javid
British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday the country could take advantage of record low interest rates to borrow to invest in infrastructure.
‘Yes we can!’ says Argentina’s Macri as vote looms. Not likely, says everybody else
Argentina’s embattled President Mauricio Macri took to the streets on Saturday with a defiant message: “Yes we can,” he told crowds of supporters in Buenos Aires as he looks to launch an unlikely comeback ahead of general elections next month.
Battered and bruised, Hong Kong cleans up for sensitive Chinese anniversary
Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts.
New Zealand flights briefly grounded by radar fault
Flight departures from New Zealand were temporarily halted on Monday after a fire alarm went off at the country’s air navigation service provider’s main radar facility in Christchurch.
New Zealand police arrest man for making threats in Wellington
New Zealand police said on Monday they arrested a man for making threats in the capital city of Wellington which local media reported were related to bombs.
Venezuela chides Peru for ‘xenophobia’ against migrants
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government accused Peruvian authorities on Sunday of fomenting “xenophobia” against the large Venezuelan exile population after a series of incidents of apparent mistreatment of migrants.
Hong Kong on edge ahead of sensitive Chinese anniversary
Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts….
Amid gleaming skyscrapers, Hong Kong’s poor set aside hardships and join protests
Just before midnight in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district, a slight man in his seventies peels away from a crowd of protesters jeering at police. Behind him, a young woman calls out, “Be safe!”
