International

Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 08:27 UTC
Falklands attends the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester

The Falkland Islands will be present at the annual Conservative Party conference scheduled to begin on Sunday and last until Wednesday, 4 October, when the Prime Minister will be giving one of the closing speeches.
Friday, September 29th 2023 - 08:04 UTC
China's leading property company again in financial trouble: debt of US$ 328 billion

Trading of shares in Chinese property giant Evergrande and its two subsidiaries was suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday. A market statement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange did not explain why trading in Evergrande Group's securities, and share certificates of Evergrande Property Services Group and Evergrande Electric Vehicle Group was halted.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:38 UTC
European Human Rights Court: Young Portuguese accuse 32 nations of failing to combat climate change

ix young Portuguese children brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday, alleging that 32 nations have failed to act on global warming. The six, aged 11 to 24, claim they are suffering from “having to live with a climate that is getting hotter and hotter.”
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:37 UTC
UK implements a U-turn in climate policy and opens largest oilfields in North Sea to exploration and production

The United Kingdom approved the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in its largest undeveloped field, the North Sea Transition Authority, the responsible regulatory body said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:35 UTC
Guyana: oil and time

By Gwynne Dyer – Guyana is not a “hellhole country” of the sort Donald Trump complained about when he said he wanted immigrants to come to the US from white places like Norway instead, but it did used to be poor, tropical and largely populated by people of color.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 04:50 UTC
Spain unable to form a new ruling coalition: regional separatist parties are kingmakers

Spanish Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo fell short of the 176 votes he needed to become prime minister after a vote by lawmakers on Wednesday. Feijioo's conservative Popular Party won the most seats in the July 2023 general election, but he has struggled with putting together a coalition to form a government as he opposes giving concessions to separatist parties.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:40 UTC
UK, US support for British Falklands sovereignty but Spaniards, Germans and Italians favor Argentina

How do Europeans, Americans, and even the UK feel about the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands between Argentina and the UK? A new YouGov EuroTrack survey asked several Western European EU nations (as well as the UK and USA): Should the Falkland Islands belong to the United Kingdom or Argentina?
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:17 UTC
Canada's House of Commons Speaker steps down after honoring Nazi soldier

Anthony Rota Tuesday turned in his resignation as Speaker of Canada's House of Commons following the recognition as a hero of a former Ukrainian member of Germany's Nazi SS Waffen. He said he would leave his position at the end of Wednesday’s session.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:05 UTC
Covid-19 understaffed Gatwick Airport adopts contingency plan

Authorities at London's Gatwick Airport, the second-busiest in the British capital, have announced a cap on the number of flights this week due to understaffed air traffic control operations amid an outbreak of Covid-19. A daily 800-flight limit affecting both departures and arrivals has been imposed until Sunday.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:55 UTC
New container line linking EU main ports with Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina

ONE (Ocean Network Express) and Cosco Shipping are starting the new LUX container service. This route connects Europe and the Mediterranean with the east coast of South America with weekly stopovers.