International

Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:18 UTC
A man dead and one injured following a collision between a boat and a whale in Australian waters

Authorities in the east coast of Australia said on Saturday one man was dead and another injured after a whale collided with their fishing boat. New South Wales state police said the incident took place at around 6 a.m. local time in the waters off La Perouse, 14 kilometers southeast of Sydney.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:07 UTC
British national living wage is set to increase to £11 an hour from next April, Chancellor Hunt

The British national living wage is set to increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is expected to confirm this Monday in a speech to the Conservative Party conference. The move will benefit two million of the lowest-paid workers, according to an advance of the speech shown to BBC.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 08:00 UTC
UN environment program plans to phase out dangerous pesticides for agriculture by 2035, Bonn Declaration

New global rules for the safe handling of chemicals were adopted at a United Nations conference in the German city of Bonn on Saturday. The Global Framework on Chemicals sets out a roadmap for reducing environmental risks from chemicals and waste.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 07:11 UTC
Credit Suisse agrees with Mozambique to settle a US$ 1,5bn tuna bonds fraud case

Credit Suisse reached a last-minute settlement with Mozambique on Sunday in a US$1.5-billion (€1.42 billion) bribery and fraud case, its owner UBS was quoted as saying by Bloomberg news agency, a day before a London trial was due to start.
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.