International

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:29 UTC

  Brazilian Vice-president on a ten day visit to China next May 16

  

  Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao will travel to China on May 16, staying for 10 days with stops in Beijing and Shanghai. Mourao, a former general who is seen as a moderate in the far-right government of Jair Bolsonaro, has recently become embroiled in a nasty war-of-words with the president’s sons, who are both influential lawmakers.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:24 UTC

  Kim Jong holds summit with Putin and accuses the US of acting in “bad faith”

  

  At his first summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the United States of acting in “bad faith” at their most recent talks, state media in Pyongyang said on Friday.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:22 UTC

  Xi pledges China an end to export subsidies and no competitive devaluation of the Yuan

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Friday (Apr 26) to abolish subsidies to firms that impede fair competition - addressing a major bone of contention in US trade talks. Xi repeated past promises to lower tariffs, increase imports and open up more sectors of China's economy to foreign businesses.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  British Embassy in Argentina celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's birthday

  

  The British Embassy in Argentina celebrated HM Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday at British Ambassador Mark Kent’s Residence. The celebration was attended by more than 800 guests, including several high-level national and provincial government representatives, legislators from different political parties, businesspersons, diplomats, academics, sportspeople, journalists, and members of the civil society.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:33 UTC

  World Immunization Campaign Week

  

  This week is World Immunization Week, which runs until April 30th. This campaign, celebrated worldwide, aims to champion the power of vaccines to protect our health, and prevent outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  First shipment of Brazilian chicken to India in a year when the world faces a shortage of meat protein

  

  Brazilian meat processor JBS SA said its Seara processed foods unit will start selling chicken products to India, as the group explores new markets in a year when poultry is poised to become the most demanded meat protein in the world.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:19 UTC

  China tells the world that its major Belt and Road Initiative “is not an exclusive club”

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping sought on Friday to ease growing concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, vowing to prevent debt risks and saying his global infrastructure project “is not an exclusive club”.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 06:32 UTC

  HMS Protector returns to Plymouth for first time in four years

  

  The ship has spent time in Antarctica supporting scientists and surveying the channels and waterways. HMS Protector has returned to Plymouth for the first time in four years. The ship spent a lot of her time in Antarctica supporting scientists and surveying the channels and waterways around the frozen continent.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 02:26 UTC

  Robots and computers will deeply transform 32% of current jobs, OECD says

  

  Robots and computers threaten 14% of existing jobs over the next 20 years, so countries must retrain workers for a transformed labour market, the OECD warned on Thursday.

• Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 10:38 UTC

  World Penguin Day: raise awareness with the hashtag #WorldPenguinDay

  

  World Penguin Day is observed annually on April 25 recognizing the aquatic birds. In the world, there are 17 species of penguins with Southern hemisphere as their natural habitat. April 25 was chosen as World Penguin Day as it marks the date when Adelie penguins begin their migration northward toward Antartica.