International

Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:13 UTC
India planning to become a heavy weight in the global squid market

The squid caught in the deep waters of the Arabian Sea may soon become an exported product from India due to the fact that the country's fishing authorities have decided to grant permission for this cephalopod jigging.
Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:06 UTC
Rightwing coalition to rule Socialist stronghold Andalusia: first time in 36 years

An alliance between the right-wing Partido Popular, Ciudadanos and Vox resulted in Ciudadanos’ deputy Marta Bosquet being voted in as Speaker of the Andalusia Parliament. She received 59 votes from the three parties, which put her ahead of left-wing alliance Adelante Andalucía’s Inmaculada Nieto who held 50 votes.
Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 07:49 UTC
Identification Plan of Argentine remains in the Falklands to be extended

Argentina and the United Kingdom are to discuss the extension of the current Humanitarian Project Plan to identify Argentine combatant remains buried in the Falkland Islands, to include possible errors in the names of some graves, and other burial sites such as Pebbles island, according to a report from Martin Dinatale published in the news agency Infobae.
Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 07:36 UTC
HMS Montrose en route to Bahrain calls at Easter Island

The crew of HMS Montrose have spent the end of Christmas week on the remote Pacific Easter Island – famous for its huge stone statues. It’s thought to be the first time this century a British warship has visited the Chilean territory, which is about the size of Sheffield – but home to fewer than 8,000 people.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 09:17 UTC
Jerusalem controversy: Arab ministerial delegation plans to visit Bolsonaro in January

An Arab ministerial delegation plans to travel to Brazil in January to convince the incoming Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, not to relocate his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an official Palestinian source said on Thursday. Bolsonaro announced in November that he intends to relocate the Brazilian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Netanyahu will visit president elect Bolsonaro this Friday in Rio

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left on a historic six-day trip to Brazil, the first ever visit the largest Latin American country made by a sitting premier of the Jewish state. Besides boosting diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries, Netanyahu is scheduled to hold a one-to-one meeting with president-elect Jair Bolsonaro this Friday in Rio de Janeiro.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
Oil prices remain under pressure from US stockpiles and concerns with the global economy

Oil prices jumped as much as 3% on Friday to win back a chunk of the ground they lost in the previous session, but growth in U.S. crude stockpiles and ongoing concerns about the global economy kept markets under pressure.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
MPs urging a “more meaningful role” in ratifying deals, beginning with Brexit

Parliament must be given a veto over any trade deals the UK signs after Brexit, a committee of MPs has urged. Ministers hope to begin negotiating deals with key partners once the UK leaves the EU in March and start implementing them from 2021 onwards.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:49 UTC
Sir David Attenborough still has hope for the future of the planet

Sir David Attenborough says he still has “hope” for the future of the planet. But the Blue Planet and Dynasties narrator says that human beings have to turn their gaze away from themselves.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
Pakistan to resume negotiations with Mercosur for a free trade agreement

Pakistan has officially requested to resume negotiations with Mercosur for a free trade agreement, with discussions expected to begin in early 2019. Islamabad believes it is an opportunity to bridge the trade deficit with countries of the South American bloc.