International

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro tells Davos he plans to make the “new Brazil” an investment-friendly country

  

  Brazil's newly-elected populist President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the world's business elite in Davos on Tuesday, vowing to transform Latin America's largest economy into a more investment-friendly country. On his first international trip since becoming president, Bolsonaro delivered the keynote speech at the World Economic Forum.

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:44 UTC

  France and Germany ratify integration process, but not all of Europe is happy

  

  France and Germany have signed a new treaty on Tuesday aimed at breathing new life into their place at the centre of the European Union. As the UK moves to leave the EU and a rising tide of populism challenges the core liberal values of the bloc, the new treaty commits wholeheartedly to defending it.

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:28 UTC

  Sturgeon to London to meet Mrs. May; First Minister favors extension of Article 50

  

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is heading to London for Brexit talks with Prime Minister Theresa May. Mrs. May is attempting to build support for her withdrawal plan and is holding talks with opposition parties and the Scottish and Welsh governments.

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:15 UTC

  Search for missing plane carrying Cardiff City Argentine player Sala resumes

  

  The search for a missing aircraft that was carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala will resume at sunrise. The Argentine striker, 28, was one of two people on board the plane which lost contact off Alderney in the Channel Islands on Monday night.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 10:06 UTC

  Beware EU consumers: scheme to sell horse meat lasagna

  

  Four people are going on trial in Paris over an alleged scheme that fed consumers across Europe frozen foods containing cheap horse meat fraudulently labelled as pricier beef.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 10:03 UTC

  Escalating trade tensions and financial markets could undermine global growth, says IMF's latest report

  

  The International Monetary Fund has warned that escalating trade tensions could undermine global economic growth. In a new report on the world economic outlook, the IMF also warns of risks from a no-deal Brexit. For the world economy, the IMF is now predicting growth of 3.5% in 2019. In October, it forecast 3.7%.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  French data regulator fines Google 50 million Euros for “lack of transparency”

  

  Google has been fined 50 million Euros by the French data regulator CNIL, for a breach of the EU's data protection rules. CNIL said it had levied the record fine for “lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding ads personalisation”.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Cameron was warned about the referendum by EU leaders: “get real” over “this stupid referendum”

  

  The European Council President Donald Tusk told David Cameron to “get real” over his “stupid referendum” before the 2016 Brexit vote, a BBC documentary reveals. Mr Tusk tells the three-part show that he warned the then prime minister there was no “appetite for revolution in Europe” and he “could lose everything”.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Albatrosses ‘Bird-borne’ radar project to enhance UK Overseas Territories environment

  

  Seventeen innovative new projects will receive UK Government funding through the Darwin Plus initiative, to help protect and enhance the environment in the UK Overseas Territories. The seventh round of funding under the initiative, worth around £3.75m, will be shared amongst 17 projects around the globe. The funding will support international nature and help to achieve many of the commitments in the UK Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Australian firm will use revolutionary blockchain platform to track its toothfish

  

  WWF-Australia and BCG Digital Ventures launched a revolutionary new digital platform that uses blockchain and other technologies to track food and products, and that will help people and business to avoid illegal, environmentally-damaging or unethical products.