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  • Wednesday, May 17th 2023 - 11:09 UTC

    Leading world central bankers to meet in Sao Paulo to address “past and present challenges”

    The event will address the obstacles central banks are confronting concerning their mandates, monetary policy frameworks, autonomy, and price and financial stability. R

    Christine Lagarde from the European Central Bank, Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), among other recognized world central bankers will be attending a Brazilian Central Bank seminar on central banks “past and present challenges” to take place in Sao Paulo on May 19th.

  • Wednesday, May 17th 2023 - 10:51 UTC

    Brexit aftermath, UK Parliament takes initiative as to how and when scrapping EU legislation

    On Monday evening, the amendment to drop the sunset clause was passed by peers in the House of Lords

    The British government has suffered defeats in the House of Lords over plans to scrap certain EU laws by the end of the year, reports BBC. Peers backed an amendment which would give Parliament greater scrutiny over which rules should be ditched and also voted to give devolved governments, rather than Westminster ministers, the final say on whether EU rights should be kept.

  • Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Sunak pledges further help to Ukraine

    “We are here for the long term,” Sunak told Zelensky

    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Monday promised additional military help in the form of missiles and drones to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting in London. Zelensy is on a support-gathering tour of Europe which included previous stops in Italy, Germany, and France.

  • Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 03:01 UTC

    Brazil and UK agree to speed up poultry trade with de-bureaucratization

    Brazil's vice-president and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, announced UK’s endorsement of the process

    Brazil's vice president and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, announced the UK’s endorsement for the de-bureaucratization of chicken exports from Brazil, in which poultry meat exporters will have zero cost when it comes to the issuing of market Certificates of Origin.

  • Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 02:55 UTC

    UK Government and British Overseas Territories leaders meet

    The president of the OTs Council, MLA Teslyn Barkman during one of the several discussions on climate, conservation and even Falklands fisheries

    Following on the success of the Coronation of Charles III, representatives of the UK Overseas Territories had ample time to make political contacts with British members of Parliament, cabinet ministers and other officials, in anticipation of the Joint Ministerial Council on May 11/12.

  • Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 02:49 UTC

    One Web Low Earth Orbit satellite ground station in St Helena to operate in partnership with Sure

    OneWeb announced a partnership with Sure, which operates on the Falkland Islands, Saint Helena, and Ascension Island, alongside geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite firm Intelsat

    The Low Earth Orbit satellite firm OneWeb is set to place a ground station on the island of St. Helena and take capacity on the island’s trunk of the Equiano subsea cable. Reported in the St Helena Independent, One Web has signed a 10-year ground station agreement with local telco Sure.

  • Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 02:00 UTC

    Australia approves new coal mine: 2,5 million tons in five years

    Scientists have repeatedly warned that any new fossil fuel projects are not compatible with global climate goals.

    Despite elected on a climate action platform the Australian government has approved a new coal mine for the first time since it was elected, reports the BBC from Canberra. The government was bound by national environment laws when considering Central Queensland's Isaac River coal mine, a spokeswoman said.

  • Saturday, May 13th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Linda Yaccarino is Twitter's new CEO as Elon Musk steps down

    Yaccarino will have to deal with the fallout that has taken place since Musk's arrival, including an exodus of advertisers

    According to the Washington Post, Linda Yaccarino has been chosen to succeed tycoon Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter. She was working as president of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. The announcement comes the day after Musk said he would be stepping down and that he will move into the role of executive chairman and CTO (chief technology officer). In December, Musk asked his Twitter followers if he should step down as CEO and 57.5% said yes.

  • Friday, May 12th 2023 - 11:08 UTC

    Re-wilding agricultural land to avoid methane and exploding cows

    Cows belch methane as they digest their fodder and, above a concentration of five per cent, methane becomes explosive.

    By Gwynne Dyer – 'At least half the current agricultural land on the planet, more likely two-thirds of it, has to be re-wilded in order to restore the world’s principal carbon sink and to preserve the biodiversity on which the entire ecosystem depends.

  • Friday, May 12th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Joe Biden said his visit to Northern Ireland was to ensure “the Brits didn't screw around”

    President Biden met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his visit to Belfast

    Speaking at a Democratic Party event in New York on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden said his visit to Northern Ireland was to ensure “the British didn't screw around,” according to a report from BBC in the US City.