International

Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 09:02 UTC
Labour leader Corbyn to propose tax on tech giants to pay for public interest journalism

A windfall tax could be levied on tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook to pay for public interest journalism, Jeremy Corbyn is expected to announce. The Labour leader will call for radical reform of the media landscape in a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Scotland urges London to rule out a “deeply damaging and disruptive” no deal Brexit

Scotland's Brexit secretary has urged the UK government to rule out a “no deal Brexit”, arguing that it would be “deeply damaging and disruptive”. Michael Russell was speaking ahead of a major speech by his UK government counterpart Dominic Raab.
Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 08:33 UTC
First container vessel attempting the melting Arctic sea route north of Russia

Danish vessel setting sail from Vladivostok this week is set to become the first container ship to tackle the Arctic sea route north of Russia. The Venta Maersk, owned by Maersk Line, and carrying 3,600 containers, hopes to reach St Petersburg by late September. That could be up to 14 days faster than the southern route via the Suez Canal.
Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 08:21 UTC
Despite trade talks, US and China will impose fresh tariffs beginning Thursday

United States and China are expected to impose fresh tariffs on US$ 16bn of each other's goods on Thursday as their tit-for-tat trade war rages on. The second round of tariffs will see a total of US$ 50bn worth of goods from each side that will now be taxed. Since the opening salvo in July, tensions between the world's two largest economies have escalated, hurting their companies and economies.
Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 06:44 UTC
FIFA taking temporary control of the Uruguayan Football Association

World football’s governing body FIFA is taking temporary control of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) due to governance concerns. FIFA, acting on information from Conmebol, South America's football association confederation announced it will set up a “normalization committee” to run the AUF until Feb. 28 of next year.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Jeremy Corbyn’s blunder may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back

It sounds like a tempest in a teapot, but it could bring down Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party — and that could end up meaning that Britain doesn’t leave the European Union after all.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2018 - 08:49 UTC
Oil price war to begin: Saudi Arabia and Iran reignites the market

The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly evident in the oil pricing policies of the two large Middle Eastern producers. The two countries are currently reigniting the market share and pricing war ahead of the returning U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Measles cases hit record high in the European Region

Over 41 000 children and adults in the WHO European Region have been infected with measles in the first 6 months of 2018. The total number for this period far exceeds the 12-month totals reported for every other year this decade.
Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Prague 1968: “Socialism with a human face” squashed by 200.000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops

More than 200,000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia overnight from August 20 to 21, 1968, to halt a blossoming political and cultural liberalization, bringing an abrupt end to the Prague Spring and tightening the Kremlin's grip.
Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:55 UTC
Francis: “We showed no care for the little ones,” Francis wrote. “We abandoned them.”

Pope Francis vowed Monday that “no effort must be spared” to root out priestly sex abuse and cover-up from the Catholic Church, but gave no indication that he would take action to sanction complicit bishops or end the Vatican culture of secrecy that has allowed the crisis to fester.