International

Monday, February 12th 2018 - 05:46 UTC
Mysterious killing of Petrobras corruption investigation whistleblower

A Brazilian federal judge has requested the Federal Prosecution Office a report on the killing of Jose Roberto Soares Vieira, who helped the Petrobras corruption probe team to track illegal payments in the 47th chapter of the investigation and which involved the former manager of Transpetro, Jose Antonio de Jesus.
Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 10:19 UTC
North and South Korea parades together: rapprochement between leaders

In a symbolic act at the opening of the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, North and South Korea’s delegations marched together under the unification flag.
Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:30 UTC
Interpol facial recognition nets Slovak most wanted murder in Buenos Aires

Police in Buenos Aires have arrested an internationally wanted murder suspect after his image was identified as a likely match by INTERPOL’s facial recognition unit.
Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:26 UTC
New British ambassador presents Letter or Credentials to President Maduro

The British Ambassador to Venezuela, Andrew Soper, presented his Letter of Credentials to President Nicolás Maduro during a ceremony at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:10 UTC
Essential EU poly-lingual staff for UK inbound tourism at risk with Brexit

The CEO of the European Tourism Association, ETOA, Tom Jenkins told Parliament that Brexit is already harming the inbound travel industry, damaging productivity and asked for assurances that hiring non-UK EU workers remains free from bureaucratic burdens, since language skills are particularly important in the industry.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:00 UTC
Five European countries have become a top travel destination for the US

Europe is once again a top travel destination for Americans. Five European countries, Italy, Ireland, France, Iceland and the United Kingdom, comprised half of the top 10 spots for vacation plans in 2018.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 10:45 UTC
Bank of England expects pace of interest rate increases to accelerate

The Bank of England has indicated that the pace of interest rate increases could accelerate if the economy remains on its current track. Bank policymakers voted unanimously to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% at their latest meeting. However, they said rates would need to rise “earlier” and by a “somewhat greater extent” than they thought at their last review in November. Economists think the next rate rise could come as soon as May.
Friday, February 9th 2018 - 10:08 UTC
Japanese companies Brexit warning: no profits, no private company can continue

Japan's ambassador to the UK has said Brexit is a high stakes issue and that no company would be able to stay in the UK if it was not profitable. Koji Tsuruoka was speaking outside Number 10 after a meeting between Prime Minister Theresa May and 19 top Japanese bosses.
Thursday, February 8th 2018 - 09:53 UTC
Falklands: improvements to Mare Harbour jetty completed

A state of the art jetty which will improve military capability in the Falkland Islands and improve life for personnel on the Islands has been completed by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). Work to upgrade the jetty in Mare Harbour was officially opened recently by Geoff Robson, DIO’s Chief Operating Officer.
Thursday, February 8th 2018 - 09:26 UTC
China confirms support for Venezuela and lashes out at “irresponsible” US

China’s support for Venezuela has benefited ordinary people and been broadly welcomed, the foreign ministry said after the U.S. Treasury accused China of aiding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government with murky oil-for-loan investments.