International

• Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Lula says Zelensky stood him up

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said he was supposed to have met with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky last weekend in Hiroshima but that the European leader must have had more important engagements. “I'm not disappointed, I'm upset,” Lula was quoted as saying while confirming the meeting had been arranged.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 09:59 UTC

  China and Brazil reaffirm stronger partnership, Brazilian envoy in Beijing

  

  Brazil and China are set to embrace a higher state of solid partnership, and the two sides have shown a strong commitment to bolstering bilateral trade, cooperation in aviation and high-tech sectors, and response to climate change, said the country's top envoy to Beijing.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  IMF improves UK economy forecast for this year but “inflation remains stubbornly high”

  

  Improved prospects for the UK economy according to the latest report from the IMF. The Fund said UK is expected to avoid a recession this year, with the economy growing 0,4% in 2023, compared to the a previous forecast of a 0,3% contraction last year.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 08:57 UTC

  Protestors storm shareholders meeting in London yelling “shut down Shell”

  

  Protestors yelling “shut down Shell” stormed the oil corporation giant annual shareholders meeting in London with security having to step in to protect board members. Proceedings were delayed as the protesters ran to the front of the room where executives were sitting on stage, and some demonstrators had to be carried out of the building by security.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 08:30 UTC

  Clashes with police and arson in Cardiff following the death of two teenagers

  

  Vehicles were set on fire and dozens of young people clashed with police in Wales in what authorities described as “large scale disorder” following a road accident with two teenagers killed in a motorcycle crash. The unrest broke out in the district of Ely in Cardiff Monday night.

• 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.