International

Friday, April 19th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Londonderry “terrorist incident”: young journalist shot dead

A journalist has been shot dead in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in what police are treating as a “terrorist incident”. Dissident republicans are being blamed for killing 29-year-old Lyra McKee during rioting after police searches in Derry's Creggan area on Thursday night. Petrol bombs were also thrown at police Land Rovers.
Friday, April 19th 2019 - 08:31 UTC
Expedition Cruising market booming: some 40 ships in the pipeline to replace worn out Soviet ice breakers

The expedition segment continues to be one of the most discussed elements of the cruise industry. Once a small niche, it is now poised for dramatic growth, prompting some to question how the market will develop.
Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Red Cross humanitarian aid begins to flow into Venezuela; first shipment was flown in from Panama

A second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid will arrive in Venezuela in around three weeks, the charity organization said on Wednesday, reiterating its plea for the issue not to be politicized.“There's a shipment coming by sea that we expect to be in the country on May 8,” said Hernan Bongioanni, the Red Cross commissioner for this mission.
Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
China's growth stabilizes 6.4% year-on-year in first quarter

The growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in China stabilized 6.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, despite falling global demand and the trade war with the United States. The figure was announced on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (BNS), along with other rather optimistic indicators on the health of the world's second largest economy.
Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Toyota Brazil to build a Corolla sedan that runs on electricity, ethanol and gas

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it will begin building a new version of the Corolla sedan in Brazil that will run on electricity, ethanol and gas, which it says will be the first vehicle of its kind in the world.
Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 08:33 UTC
Spain's Repsol suspends swaps of refined products for crude from Venezuela

Spain’s Repsol has suspended its swaps of refined products for crude with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA, as U.S. officials weigh penalties for foreign firms doing business with Venezuela.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 10:04 UTC
Nancy Pelosi visiting Ireland warns about “any weakening” of the Good Friday Agreement

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has begun an official visit to the Republic of Ireland. Speaking on the eve of her visit, she said there would be “no chance whatsoever” of a post-Brexit trade deal between the US and UK if there were any weakening of the Good Friday Agreement.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Galicia calls on Madrid for a fisheries agreement with UK to ensure access to Gran Sol and Falklands fisheries

The regional Xunta of Galicia has called on Madrid to ensure that Brexit negotiations, and in the event of a hard withdrawal, access to the North Atlantic Gran Sol and Falklands fisheries is guaranteed.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Qatar Petroleum wins five offshore blocks in Argentina's South Atlantic basins

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has won exploration rights in five offshore blocks in the North Argentina, and Malvinas West basins in Argentina. The winning bids were announced on Tuesday by Argentina’s Secretariat of Government of Energy (“SGE”) at the end of a public tender process that started in November 2018.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
China interested in more Brazilian meat and increasing investment

China is planning to allow more Brazilian meat imports following high-level talks set for May, the Chinese ambassador to Brazil said on Monday. Yang Wanming declined to comment on how many meat processing plants could be approved to export to China but said the issue would be discussed when Brazil Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias travels to China in May.