International

• Sunday, November 5th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  Watch out for jellyfish in UK warmer waters

  

  Jellyfish sightings in UK waters jumped by 32% compared to the previous year, according to the Marine Conservation Society. Most were on the UK's west coasts, particularly in Cornwall and Wales, and 11% were of large blooms of more than 100.

• Saturday, November 4th 2023 - 11:15 UTC

  Alberto Fernández discusses Middle East crisis with Jewish leaders

  

  President Alberto Fernández met Friday with representatives of the Jewish community in Argentina to discuss the situation of nationals of the South American country held hostage by the terrorist group Hamas, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 10:12 UTC

  Argentina asks ICRC to broker release of hostages in Gaza

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Thursday held a telephone conversation with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger to express the South American country's interest in “the immediate and unconditional” release of the Argentine nationals held hostage in Gaza by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

• Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  French tourist dies in Buenos Aires after robbery

  

  A 77-year-old French tourist dropped dead of an apparent heart attack at a police station in Buenos Aires Thursday. He was going to file a report after he had been robbed of his belongings when he was about to board an intercity bus at the Retiro Terminal in the Argentine capital.

• Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 08:39 UTC

  Divergent positions: Argentina backs Israel, then condemns attacks in Palestine

  

  Three weeks apart, the Argentine Foreign Ministry issued two communiqués with different positions on the Arab-Israeli conflict. In the first, dated October 7, Argentina clearly supports the position of Israel, which claims its position as the nation under attack and condemns the attacks of the terrorist group Hamas against the Israeli population.

• Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 08:13 UTC

  Multiple cost of living support benefits ahead of winter, announces UK Conservative government

  

  Millions of households across the United Kingdom are set to receive significant cost of living support ahead of winter, with the British government freezing bus fares in England and the second cost-of-living payment – worth £900 in total - landing directly in bank accounts.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 21:23 UTC

  BP third quarter profits lower than expected

  

  British Petroleum posted profits of US$ 3.3bn (£2.7bn) between July and September, lower than predictions of US$ 4bn. Earnings were down from US$ 8.1bn in the same period in 2022 when BP made huge profits following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which led to oil prices soaring.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 21:09 UTC

  Peak of England and Wales companies going bust highest since the 2009 financial crisis

  

  Official figures from England and Wales show that the number of companies going bust this year is on track to be the highest since the financial crisis in 2009. Insolvencies rose 10% from a year ago in the three months to the end of September, and there has also been a sharp rise in the number of firms at risk of going bust.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 21:06 UTC

  AI becomes Collins publisher Word of the Year 2023

  

  The contraction of artificial intelligence — AI — has been named as Collins' Word of the Year for 2023, the dictionary publisher announced this week.
  “Considered to be the next great technological revolution, AI has seen rapid development and has been much talked about in 2023,” a blog post from the publisher said.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 14:32 UTC

  Panama Canal further reduces ship crossings as more severe drought hits Lake Gatun

  

  Higher shipping costs as the Panama Canal, one of the world’s main maritime trade routes, will further reduce daily ship crossings in the coming months due to a severe drought, the authorities managing the canal.