International

Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Lula visits BRICS development bank and Huawei's tech center

Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Thursday in Shanghai visited the headquarters of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) and Huawei's technology development center. At the NDB, Lula met with NDB President Dilma Rousseff, and delivered a speech to the staff. It was the first time that a head of state had paid a visit to the bank.
Friday, April 14th 2023 - 09:35 UTC
Only praise for Brazil and Lula from China; “The two largest developing countries in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres”

The following is the editorial from the Chinese Communist Party daily Global Times on Brazilian president Lula da Silva visit to China.
Friday, April 14th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
Australian farmers headed for one of their best production and export years

Australian farmers are predicted to see their most valuable year ever with a bumper crop. Agricultural exports are forecast to hit a record US$75bn in the year to the end of June, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES).
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:45 UTC
Uruguayan FM off to China in search of FTA

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is leaving shortly for China on a mission to narrow the gap for the South American country to reach a Free Trade Agreement with the Asian giant, it was reported in Montevideo.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Lula highlights BRICS Bank's social role

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday highlighted the social mission of the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as BRICS Bank, during Dilma Rousseff's inauguration as president of the financial institution in Shanghai, China.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
UN calls on Italy to act responsibly on migration issues

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged Italy to ensure that any migration measures it implements during the state of emergency declared on Monday respect its humanitarian obligations.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:10 UTC
British solo sailor successfully rescued by Taiwanese jigger 900 miles from the Falklands

British solo sailor Ian Herbert-Jones has been successfully rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel after being rolled, dismasted, and injured in a major storm in the South Atlantic, reports the Yachting Monthly.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:07 UTC
President Biden received in Belfast airport by PM Rishi Sunak

US President Joe Biden arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, starting a trip to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement — the deal that ended some 30 years of civil conflict.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:00 UTC
IEA insists increasing fossil fuel production contradicts goals to stop global warming

Fatih Birol, head of the powerful International Energy Agency, (IEA),, the Paris-based organization led by the energy ministers of mostly rich countries, has warned that companies that increase fossil fuel production are contradicting goals to stop the planet warming.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
The Good Friday Agreement that helped end The Troubles

The 1998 deal was the culmination of years of talks which helped end decades of violence known as the Troubles. The conflict pitted largely Protestant unionists who preferred to stay part of the UK against largely Catholic republicans, who wanted to be united with the Republic of Ireland in the south.