International

Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
UK divided by Brexit: Labour leader says no agreement possible with PM May's crumbling government

Britain's withdrawal from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May's crumbling government.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:26 UTC
Beijing replies to the US via the official media: Washington has “fragile nerves”

The United States has “fabricated” accusations that China forces firms to hand over technology in exchange for market access, China's top Communist Party newspaper said on Saturday, the latest salvo in a bitter trade war.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:21 UTC
OPEC meeting in Jeddah: Saudi Arabia minister promises “we will be flexible”

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that OPEC will be responsive to the oil market's needs, but that he was not sure there is an oil shortage with data, particularly from the United States, still showing inventories building.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:17 UTC
Peru wants China to help finance a railway to the heart of South America

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra told news agency Reuters on Friday that China could partner with Bolivia and Peru on a massive intercontinental railway project that Peru once dismissed as too costly when pitched by China nearly three years ago.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:07 UTC
Angry Venezuelans queue for hours because of gasoline shortage

Drivers queued for hours in towns across Venezuela on Friday as fuel shortages worsened in the country following a plunge in gasoline imports and a stoppage at the nation's second-largest oil refinery.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 19:42 UTC
Brexit Party Candidate Visit Gibraltar

James Glancy, the number two listed Brexit Party candidate for the European Elections in the South West and Gibraltar region was visiting here today and paid a courtesy call on the Gibraltar Government.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 11:00 UTC
Premier Oil finances improving and so are Falklands' Sea Lion project prospects

Britain’s Premier Oil increased its 2019 production guidance on Thursday, saying output had been boosted by efficiency measures and a late sale from its now-divested Pakistan oil fields. The company said it now expects output to reach 75,000 to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) this year, from up to 75,000 boed previously.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Falkland Islands Land Mines, how they are cleared and blown up

British Forces Network reports how a specialist de-mining team is clearing and exploding a hoard of land mines from the Falkland Islands landscape – out of more than 30,000 laid the Argentine forces during the 1982 conflict.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
China not interested in trade talks; Beijing rekindles nationalist resilience during Korean War

China may have no interest in continuing trade negotiations with the United States now, as it sees little “sincerity” in US President Donald Trump's recent approach, according to commentaries run by state media outlets on Friday.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Some 58 grey whales stranded and dead off Alaska, mostly malnourished

Dozens of grey whales have been found dead along the U.S. West Coast in recent weeks and some scientists believe the cause lies far to the north, in the heated-up Arctic waters off Alaska. Fifty-eight grey whales have been found stranded and dead so far this year in sites stretching from California to Alaska, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).