International

• Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 07:42 UTC

  Global production of shipping containers piles up at major ports because of lack of demand for goods

  

  Global production of shipping containers has fallen significantly as demand for goods sank following the easing of pandemic restrictions, leaving the corrugated steel boxes piled up at major ports.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine Congress and Simon Wiesenthal Center seek answers on 'Submarine' wreck

  

  By LAURENCE DE MELLO IN BUENOS AIRES
  
  The 2022 discovery of a suspected WWII U-boat in Argentine waters has ignited an intense political debate within the closed corridors of the Argentine Government, resuscitating embarrassing historical ties between President General Juan Domingo Peron and Nazi Germany.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:21 UTC

  Depletion of the Colorado River forces California, Arizona and Nevada to a conservation agreement

  

  Three western US states have agreed to draw less water from the drought-depleted Colorado River in exchange for US$1.2bn in federal funding. Arizona, California and Nevada said the deal would conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water to the end of 2026.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:11 UTC

  Norwegian catches for UK Fish and chips, and the price now averages £9

  

  The soaring price of the UK staple fish and chips has become a national controversy from the moment a portion of the dish in Somerset can cost as much as £14, while the UK average is £9, according to the ONS, reports BBC. But, the 19% increase has nothing to do with profiteering, the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) says.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 08:05 UTC

  At least 20 killed in student dormitory fire in Guyana

  

  At least 20 people were killed and several more were injured in a fire that started around midnight Sunday in a student dormitory at a secondary school in Mahdia, southwest of the city of Georgetown, it was reported.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 07:23 UTC

  Sinn Fein which calls for a united Ireland, becomes largest party in Northern Ireland

  

  The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, has become the largest party in Northern Ireland in Sunday's local election results. But rather than break a political deadlock in the North, Sinn Fein’s striking gains may harden the sectarian divide that has long complicated its fragile government.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 02:20 UTC

  James Cleverly, British Foreign Secretary: UK Stands as Latin America's Oldest Friend

  

  James Cleverly, United Kingdom's Foreign Minister, delivered a significant speech today in Santiago de Chile, outlining the United Kingdom's vision for its future relations with Latin America. Against the backdrop of the bicentennial celebration of the UK-Latin America relationship, Cleverly expressed his pride in the UK's historical support for the region's struggle for independence two centuries ago, positioning the UK as “the oldest friend of the region.”

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands foreign travel advice

  

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced its Falkland Islands foreign travel advice (22 May), with updated information on the South Atlantic Airbridge.

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  British Foreign Secretary establishes policy towards Latin America in Chile

  

  British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will use a keynote speech in the Chilean capital Santiago on Monday 22 May to set out the UK’s future relationship with Latin America.

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:29 UTC

  Finland connects nuclear plant to power grid; EU classifies nuclear as 'sustainable energy'

  

  Finland's long-delayed Olkiluoto-3 nuclear reactor connected to the power grid for the first time this month, the plant's operator said, 12 years after its planned launch. Located on Finland's west coast, Olkiluoto-3 is the country's first new nuclear plant in over four decades and Europe's first in almost 15 years.