International

Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 09:46 UTC
Very much anticipated: Prince Harry is to marry American actress Meghan Markle

Prince Harry is to marry his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle. The much-anticipated news was confirmed on Monday by the Prince of Wales in a brief statement issued by Clarence House.
Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 09:37 UTC
Huge payments linked to the 2022 Qatar World Cup investigated by Brazil and FBI

The transfer of US$22 million made by Qatar and allegedly linked to the soccer 2022 World Cup is being investigated by the Brazilian justice ministry and the FBI, according to a report in the French news website Mediapart on Sunday.
Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 09:00 UTC
UN asks Brazil for peacekeeping forces in Central African Republic, given their “fantastic job in Haiti”

The United Nations has asked Brazil to send troops to join its peace mission in the Central African Republic, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the U.N.'s head of peacekeeping operations, in an interview on Monday.
Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 07:01 UTC
Falklands and other BOTs leaders scheduled to meet with PM Theresa May

Leaders from eleven British Overseas Territories, BTO, including the Falkland Islands will be meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday as part of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Committee, which begins in London, according to a release from 10 Downing Street.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 12:03 UTC
Canada's PentaNova Energy signs farm-in agreement with YPF in Neuquen basin

Canadian exploration and production company PentaNova Energy announced it signed a final farm-in agreement with Argentine energy company YPF for a further 11% stake in the Llancanelo oilfield, reports Buenos Aires media.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:32 UTC
Volcano alert in Bali as Mount Agung hurls ashes thousands of meters; flights cancelled

Indonesian authorities raised the alert for a rumbling volcano to the highest level on Monday and closed the international airport on the tourist island of Bali, stranding thousands of travelers.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:27 UTC
PDVSA says it has started to repay interest on two bonds nearing default

Venezuela's state-owned oil firm PDVSA said Friday it has started to repay US$233 million in interest on two bonds nearing default, days before the end of the 30-day grace period. Writing on Twitter, the company announced “the transfer process was started to pay the interest on the PDVSA 8,5% 2020 Bonds and the PDVSA 6% 2022 Bonds.”
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:09 UTC
Mexico creates the largest marine protected area in North America

Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, signed a decree creating a massive marine reserve, spanning 57,000 square miles around the four Revillagigedo Islands—a volcanic archipelago 240 miles southwest of the Baja Peninsula. The reserve is the largest marine protected area yet created in North America.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 08:48 UTC
For the first time in 400 years, sailors are replacing soldiers as Guard of Buckingham Palace

The Guard at Buckingham Palace in changing in more ways than one: 48 sailors from across the Royal Navy have taken their places in history this Sunday, on the forecourt of Her Majesty the Queen's London residence.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 06:54 UTC
New round of EU/Mercosur talks in Brussels: agriculture main concern for France, Ireland, and Poland

Brussels will seek to drive forward negotiations on a far-reaching trade deal with Mercosur this week despite warnings from France and other EU members that they are reaching the limit of the concessions they can tolerate on beef and other sensitive agricultural products, according to a report from the Financial Times.