International

Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 19:53 UTC
South Koreans wake up younger on Wednesday, as Seoul adopts the global age counting system

People in South Korea woke up on Wednesday legally younger than they had been on Tuesday, and in many cases. The mass de-aging was down to a new law coming into effect, which scrapped a traditional age counting system, leaving South Koreans using the international standard method.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 19:51 UTC
Do you love pizza? So did the Romans two thousand years ago in Pompeii

A 2,000 year old fresco depicting what might be a predecessor of the classical Italian Pizza has been found in the ruins of the city of Pompeii. Archeologists assume that the flat bread portrayed in the fresco, next to a wine goblet, may have been eaten with fruits such as pomegranate or dates, or dressed with species, pistachio and a type of pesto sauce.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 11:09 UTC
Falklands war: Medals for Galician sailors forcibly turned into the crew of a spy vessel monitoring UK Task Force

The Argentine consulate in Vigo, Spain held a ceremony to acknowledge the valor and dedication of two Galician sailors from Vigo and Cangas who were forcibly recruited into the Falklands conflict, 41 years ago, by the Argentine navy when they were about to begin their fishing season in the South Atlantic on board the vessel Usurbil.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 08:25 UTC
Mercosur/EU trade accord: Lula describes EU amendments as 'unacceptable”, but will continue talks

Brazilian president Lula da Silva reiterated his support for the signing of the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur but expressed his dissatisfaction with the additional terms proposed by the European bloc, calling them “unacceptable.”
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 15:52 UTC
Harold Briley, 1931 to 2023

Tributes have been pouring in for Harold Briley, who passed away in the small hours of 26 June 2023, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer, which he bore bravely.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:56 UTC
UK reply to Argentina at OAS, “no dialogue on sovereignty unless the Falkland Islanders wish it”

British Foreign Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean, David Rutley MP gave a statement, on 23 June, to the Organization of America States in response to the Argentine Government's draft declaration on the Falkland Islands:
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:35 UTC
Falklands Veteran and SAMA cofounder honored with the British Empire Medal

A Falklands War veteran has been awarded a British Empire Medal for his voluntary work to help his fellow veterans. Denzil Connick, 66, from Blackwood, was honored in King Charles III’s first-ever Birthday Honors list.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Penguin Propulsion: The Physics Behind the World’s Fastest Swimming Birds

A piece from the American Institute of Physics points out that Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated wings.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 08:41 UTC
Parades and fly-pasts to celebrate UK Armed Forces Day

Parades and fly-pasts were just some of the events that took place across the UK on Saturday as part of Armed Forces Day celebrations to thank the military community for their service.
Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Lula insists on addressing inequality

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday insisted in Paris on the advantages of using a common currency for foreign trade operations and underlined once again that the European Union's demands for the Mercosur agreement were a “threat.”