International

• Monday, June 5th 2023 - 09:53 UTC

  Lula to travel to Paris later this month

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to travel to Paris later this month for a state visit, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed this weekend on social networks.

• Monday, June 5th 2023 - 08:15 UTC

  New British business lobby, British Chamber of Commerce, replacing troubled CBI

  

  British media is reporting that a new business lobby group has been formed, boasting some of the UK's largest companies as its founding partners. The Business Council has been launched by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in a bid to “design and drive the future of the British economy”.

• Monday, June 5th 2023 - 06:13 UTC

  Air New Zealand weighing passengers in international flights to improve fuel efficiency

  

  Air New Zealand is weighing passengers before they board international flights, as part of a survey to determine average passenger weight. The weight will be anonymously recorded in a database but not be visible to airline staff or other passengers, the firm said in a video.

• Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:11 UTC

  New currency swap with China gives Argentina some financial relief

  

  Argentina will have US$ 10 billion to play on the domestic foreign exchange market and avoid a steeper devaluation of the peso after renewing a currency swap with China, Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced in Beijing Friday.

• Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  Over 200 killed in train accident in India

  

  Over 200 people were reported to have died Friday when a passenger train and a freight convoy clashed in the Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha, it was reported.

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:31 UTC

  Most Britons feel the Falkland Islands should remain with UK, YouGov poll

  

  People in Britain would be more upset to see Gibraltar or the Falkland Islands leave the UK than they would if Northern Ireland did, according to a new YouGov poll published in British media.

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:01 UTC

  Argentina to join BRICS bank?

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa was told in Shanghai by New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff that the road was clear for Argentina to join the entity and thus be able to obtain some financial backing in the near future, it was reported. The formal announcement will be made next August alongside those concerning Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Zimbabwe.

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  RRS Sir David Attenborough back in UK; she returns to Antarctica in October

  

  The Falkland Islands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough has returned to the UK after a second season docked at Antarctica. The crew completed its polar science trials during what was a seven-month mission. The vessel arrived at Harwich in Essex on Tuesday.

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentinian scientist becomes first woman to head WMO

  

  Argentina's National Meteorological Service Director Celeste Saulo has been chosen to become the new Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), it was announced Thursday in Geneva.

• Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  Pope Francis and Lula discuss Ukraine and possible trips

  

  Pope Francis and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday discussed the situation in Ukraine during a telephone conversation in which the South American leader invited the Argentine priest to visit his country soon.