Tuesday, July 5, 2016

#UK - business confidence 'gone off a cliff' since Brexit: FRANCE 24 English

Published on 5 Jul 2016
A new survey of UK businesses has found that confidence as "gone off a cliff" since the Brexit vote. The study - carried out by the Centre for Economic and Business Research - found that the number of companies pessimistic about their future had almost doubled since before the referendum. Also today, why the sale of France's regional airports is causing controversy among local officials.

Tour de France 2016 - Présentation - Etape 4 par Jean-Michel MONIN Onboard camera - Stage 3 (4 July Granville / Angers) -



Published on 4 Jul 2016

#Ukraine - Prisoners in Eastern Ukraine: Militants captured by Ukrainian soldiers surprised with treatment: UKRAINE TODAY

Published on 4 Jul 2016
Ukrainian soldiers demonstrated that they can go forward having no casualties. Eight enemy prisoners near the city of Mariupol is the largest military success of the Ukrainian army since the beginning of 2016. Prisoners' eyes show doomness, and fear is taking over them. They are unsure about their own future, because they expect the same treatment they give to Ukrainian prisoners. However, their expectations don't meet the reality.

#UK - Brexit: the tax haven effect | FT World: Financial Times

Published on 4 Jul 2016
The UK is a well-established offshore financial centre but does it have a future as a tax haven after the Brexit vote? The FT finds out at the Festival of Finance.

#Euro2016 - France into semis, Iceland finish with a bite: AFP news agency

Published on 4 Jul 2016
France beat Iceland 5-2 to set up a Euro 2016 semi-final clash against world champions Germany in Marseille.

#USA - A Fourth of July Celebration at the White House with the President and First Lady: The White House

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#UK - After The Vote To Leave: A Nation Divided: Sky News

Published on 5 Jul 2016
Sam Kiley travels across England to talk to people who voted in the EU referendum, and find out their reasons for wanting to remain or leave, as part of Sky News' Nation Divided special

#Brazil - Rio 2016: Protests cloud Olympic Games build-up: Al Jazeera English

Published on 5 Jul 2016
With one month to go until the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, public workers have been protesting over unpaid wages and last-minute building work is still ongoing.

There are also concerns about the Zika virus and Brazil’s wider political crisis.

Yet, organisers say they are on schedule for a successful Games.

Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from Rio de Janeiro.