Strasbourg / AFP The European Parliament will vote on its “negotiating lines” for Britain’s exit from the EU after London triggers the divorce process next year, its Brexit pointman said on Tuesday. Former Belgian premier Guy Verhofstadt welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement at the weekend that Britain will start negotiations by the end of March but said there ...

  Rio de Janeiro / AFP The sweeping victory of centrist and right-wing parties in municipal elections on Sunday will give Brazil’s new President Michel Temer at least a temporary boost as he pushes through austerity reforms, analysts said. The once-dominant leftist Workers’ Party was routed in the nationwide polls, confirming Brazil’s shift to the right in the wake of ...

  Ottawa / AFP Canada will impose a national minimum carbon price in 2018 in order to meet its Paris accord commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “All Canadian jurisdictions will put a price on carbon pollution by 2018… To get there, the government will set a floor price for carbon pollution,” he said in ...