International

Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:56 UTC
With “energy cooperation”, Russia/China trade booming using Yuan/Rouble currencies

Energy cooperation helped China's overall trade with Russia maintain its strong growth momentum in the first quarter with an increase of 38.7% from a year earlier, far outpacing the growth of China's total trade.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:51 UTC
More killings in eastern Congo; Uruguay might withdraw its member of UN peace keeping forces

Dozens of people were killed in attacks on villages in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a civil society organization said Saturday. Local sources blamed the attacks on the CODECO militants, saying they attacked at least three villages, around 60 kilometers from the provincial capital of Bunia.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:48 UTC
One mobile phone is reported stolen every six minutes in London

According to the latest data, more than 91,000 mobile phone thefts have been formally reported stolen in London in 2022 – adding to an average of one device stolen every six minutes. The real number of the stolen phones is most likely quite higher, since not all crime victims file a formal report with the Met Police.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 21:11 UTC
UK's PM Sunak under investigation over his wife's shareholding dealings

UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is being investigated by Parliament in relation to his wife's shareholding in a childcare company that may benefit from the new government policy. Parliament's Commissioner for Standards started the investigation into the “declaration of interest” on April 13th, according to an official list of open inquiries.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 16:54 UTC
25 Years of the Good Friday Agreement, but still a fragile Irish peace process

U.S. President Joe Biden visited Ireland this week to celebrate an anniversary that almost didn’t happen — the 25th anniversary of the ‘Good Friday Agreement’ of 1998 that ended 30 years of killing in Northern Ireland, but it almost unraveled this year.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 15:52 UTC
Ukraine rejects Lula's peace initiative to end the Kyiv/Moscow conflict

Ukraine, arguing sovereignty and territorial integrity has rejected a peace plan proposed by former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, stating that they will not renounce Crimea. Lula's proposal involved the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the establishment of an autonomous region in the Donbass region.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:24 UTC
New UAE investment in Brazil announced

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and his entourage reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates which foresees investments worth R$ 12 billion (around US$ 2.45 billion) in Bahia, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:04 UTC
Russian FM kicks off Latin American tour in Brazil

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is off on a Latin American tour during which he will visit Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba between April 17 and 21 to strengthen bilateral cooperation in political, economic, commercial, educational, and humanitarian matters, according to Moscow.
Sunday, April 16th 2023 - 12:49 UTC
Nuclear energy era comes to an end in Germany

The era of nuclear reactors came to an end in Germany Saturday after the three last such plants were shut down as the country enters a new energy chapter, facing the challenge of doing without fossil fuels while at the same time managing the gas crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine.
Saturday, April 15th 2023 - 09:09 UTC
China to open new opportunities for Brazil, Xi tells Lula

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva was offered a grand welcome by his Chinese colleague Xi Jinping as both leaders set out the guidelines for a partnership that will undoubtedly play a role in world events. China “will open new opportunities for Brazil,” Xi said.