International

• 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.

• Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  Xi receives Piñera, praises Chile and calls for a pragmatic cooperation

  

  China and Chile should connect their development strategies and promote interconnectivity between Chile and other Latin American countries, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Tories call for more clarity from PM May as to how long she will remain in office

  

  Senior Tories have ruled out changing their rules to allow an early challenge to Theresa May's leadership, but have asked for more clarity about how long she will remain in office. Under current rules, MPs cannot hold a new confidence vote in her leadership until December - 12 months on from last year's vote which she won.