International

Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 12:05 UTC
Taiwanese jigger on fire in Falklands' waters: 64 crew members evacuated

The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that a Taiwanese jigger by the name of Jung Ron has caught fire approximately 60 nautical miles north of Stanley.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 10:27 UTC
UK economy recorded last year the lowest growth since 2012, 1.4%

Britain's economy contracted in December, official figures revealed on Monday, suggesting that uncertainty over whether the country will leave the European Union with or without a deal is starting to hurt. Data from the UK's Office of Nation al Statistics, ONS, shows that gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.4% in December.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Tudder, the livestock Tinder, helps farmers find the perfect breeding for their cattle

Following the example of dating and matchmaking Tinder, UK farming start-up Hectare has launched its own equivalent for livestock and called it Tudder. The app features data profiles of animals from 42,000 UK farms in an effort to help farmers find the perfect breeding partner for their cattle.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
UK and Switzerland sign a post-Brexit “continuity agreement” on trade

The UK and Switzerland have signed a deal to continue trading after Brexit as they did before it. The “continuity agreement” - based on the EU's existing free trade deal with Switzerland - was agreed in December but ratified on Monday.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
UK food industry blasts the “catastrophic impact” of a no-deal Brexit

The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the “catastrophic impact” of a no-deal Brexit. The warning came in a letter to Environment Secretary Michael Gove from more than 30 business leaders.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Mrs. May to tell Parliament Brexit talks at crucial stage: “we need to hold our nerve”

Prime Minister Theresa May will tell British lawmakers this Tuesday they must hold their nerve over Brexit to force the European Union to accept changes to the divorce deal that would pave the way for an orderly exit.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
“Good” insects declining dramatically while houseflies and cockroaches’ boom

Scientific review of insect numbers suggests that 40% of species are undergoing “dramatic rates of decline” around the world. The study says that bees, ants and beetles are disappearing eight times faster than mammals, birds or reptiles. But researchers say that some species, such as houseflies and cockroaches, are likely to boom.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
China iron ore futures soar on concerns over the Vale tragedy in Brazil

China iron ore futures rose to a record on Monday, the first session after a week-long national holiday, on concerns that supply from Brazil, the country’s second-largest ore supplier, may decline after a fatal dam accident at a Vale mine.
Monday, February 11th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Shackleton blog: Agulhas II positioned where the Endurance went down crushed by ice

South African icebreaker Agulhas II, 05.24 hours GMT. Ice Pilot Freddie Ligthelm over ship’s intercom: “Good Morning from the Bridge. This is to say we have reached the Endurance sinking position. Lekker Lekker Lekker [Afrikaans for “Nice, Nice, Nice”]”
Monday, February 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Conflict leads nowhere, “we must look at real challenges: protecting fisheries in the South Atlantic”

In a long interview published this weekend in Clarin, UK ambassador Mark Kent emphasized on the coincidences of UK and Argentina, admitted his appeal in Twitter, a form of soft power, which has made him one of the most popular foreign diplomats in Buenos Aires.