International

Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:13 UTC
King Charles III message on the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth

The seventy-fifth anniversary of The Commonwealth is a moment to reflect on the remarkable journey that our unique family of free and independent nations has made since 1949, King Charles III started his speech..
Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:07 UTC
Falklands Legislative Assembly Commemorates Commonwealth Day 2024

As the Commonwealth of Nations marks Commonwealth Day, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the shared values and principles upheld by the Commonwealth community.
Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
With elections in June, EU plans to delay rules on imports from deforested areas and freeze the Green Deal

Following serious and combined complaints from Latin American, Asian and African countries, the European Union is prepared to delay the rules on exports from deforestation areas, it was reported in Brussels.
Monday, March 11th 2024 - 19:28 UTC
Latam flight incident leaves dozens injured on route from Sydney to Santiago

A Latam flight traveling from Sydney to Santiago de Chile encountered a “technical incident,” causing severe turbulence that left approximately 50 passengers injured. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft made an unscheduled landing in New Zealand, where 12 people were hospitalized for treatment.
Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:58 UTC
Argentine Coast Guard charges for air rescue of South Korean fisherman

A crew member from a South Korean vessel operating in the South Atlantic was air-evacuated by the Argentine Coast Guard and hospitalized in Trelew following an emergency case of appendicitis.
Monday, March 11th 2024 - 09:29 UTC
An “unconvincing picture” and “C message” for several news organizations

DW is reporting that an official photo of Catherine, Britian's Princess of Wales, that the Kensington Palace released on Sunday has been retracted by several news organizations due to alterations that failed to meet editorial standards.
Saturday, March 9th 2024 - 09:38 UTC
Caricom deeply involved in finding solution to Haiti's crisis

As Haiti's future looks more uncertain by the hour with Prime Minister Ariel Henry unable to return to the country and gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier technically ruling in parts of Por-au-Prince, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is seeking to play a leading role in the solution to the problem, it was reported in Georgetown, where Guyanese President Irfaan Ali holds the group's rotating chair.
Saturday, March 9th 2024 - 08:32 UTC
Mass mortality among farmed salmon in world's main producing countries, scientific report

The frequency and scale of mass mortality events among farmed salmon have increased since 2012, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. In the paper from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, School of Environmental Studies, researcher Gerald Singh and colleagues analyzed salmon mortality data from Norway, Canada, the UK, Chile, Australia, New Zealand — countries that produced over 92% of the world’s farmed salmon in 2021 — between 2012 and 2022.
Friday, March 8th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
No backtracking on Rule 1115, EU envoy tells Paraguayan producers

European Union (EU) Environment Commission envoy Emanuele Pitto told Paraguayan exporters Thursday in Asunción that there would be no turning back from Rule 1115 banning raw materials and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The measure not allowing imports nor exports of these goods has been in force since June 29 last year.
Friday, March 8th 2024 - 09:01 UTC
US lawmakers want Uruguay to join USMCA

A group of US lawmakers introduced a bill before Congress in Washington DC to make Uruguay a new member of the free trade agreement already in force with Mexico and Canada, currently known as USMCA, a successor to the NAFTA deal.