International

Friday, July 5th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Falklands' shearers will compete with teams from 34 countries in France

Sheep shearing experts flocked to a small town in the French countryside on Thursday for the opening of the annual world championship, a four-day event held for the first time on French soil.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 08:31 UTC
Falklands' farmers suffer Brexit uncertainty: lower prices and slower sales of meat

$UK export sales are down and with only a fraction of those being absorbed by the national market, produce has been put into cold storage$

Uncertainty surrounding the possibility of a no-deal Brexit resulted in lower prices and slower sales of meat in the 2019 export season, Falkland Islands farmers were told this week.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 04:23 UTC
Samsung sued in Australia for misleading publicity: allegedly Galaxy phones have proven not water proof

Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it is suing the local unit of South Korea's Samsung Electronics, alleging it misled consumers by promoting its Galaxy smartphones as water resistant.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 17:23 UTC
Italian ex journalist elected new president of the European Parliament

Italian former journalist David-Maria Sassoli has been selected as the new president of the European Parliament. Mr. Sassoli, 63, received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs in the second round of voting in Strasbourg.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 11:04 UTC
Gibraltar detains Super Tanker ‘The Grace 1’ heading with oil for Syria

Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, announced the detention of a supertanker allegedly in violation of EU sanctions against Syria. The statement follows:
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
UK returned 1.400 tons of Brazilian poultry contaminated with salmonella

The Brazilian government confirmed on Wednesday that Britain had sent back to Brazil 16 containers of poultry due to the presence of salmonella in the shipments. According to Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias, the shipments totaled 1,400 tons of poultry, which were returned over a 15-month period.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Labour leader Corbyn calls for an investigation following malicious reports about his health condition

Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn had a frank talk with Britain’s top civil servant as he called for an independent investigation into a report citing unidentified officials expressing concerns over his health, his spokesman said.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Russian mini-sub loss a “state secret”: dead crew belonged to an elite force

The Kremlin on Wednesday refused to reveal the full story of a fire that killed 14 officers on what was reportedly a nuclear-powered mini-submarine, saying the details of the tragedy were a “state secret.”
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
From Scotland, PM May will call for the strengthening unity and bonds of UK

Prime Minister Theresa May will urge her successor on Thursday to strengthen the bonds between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in a veiled criticism of those in her party who are widely thought to prefer Brexit to the union.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
Peru invites China, Russia, Cuba, Bolivia...to discuss Venezuela's situation

Peru has invited China, Russia, Cuba, Bolivia, Turkey and dozens of other countries to Lima on Aug 6 to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela, Peru's foreign minister said on Wednesday.