International

Monday, December 12th 2022 - 18:29 UTC
US sanctions Chinese companies and owners for human rights abuses and illegal fishing

United States imposed sanctions on Chinese companies, including Nasdaq-listed Pingtan Marine Enterprises, Ltd., over what Washington says are human rights abuses linked to Beijing's illegal fishing.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 18:00 UTC
Continued UK extreme weather, snow and ice, have caused multiple travel disruptions

Extreme weather conditions in the United Kingdom have caused travel disruption, with delayed trains, motorway accidents and flights from Heathrow cancelled on Sunday morning.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 10:28 UTC
Latin America, the EU's strategic investment target for 2023

Ursula von der Leyen convened the first meeting of the Global Gateway Board on Sunday to review the achievements of the first year of implementation of this plan. The President of the European Commission said the EU wants to counter the new Chinese Silk Road and identify projects for 2023 in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 15:00 UTC
Book review: The Ship Beneath the Ice

The loss of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance is the stuff of legend. She was crushed in the ice of the Weddell Sea in 1915. The subsequent escape of Shackleton and his men is an epic of heroism and survival.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 11:13 UTC
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to President-elect Lula da Silva.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week reiterated his congratulations following President-elect Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s election in October, and both leaders agreed on the importance of promoting democratic values.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:22 UTC
European Parliament VP arrested on suspicions of belonging to a criminal organization

Police in Belgium have arrested Greek Socialist MEP Eva Kaili, one of 14 European Parliament vice-presidents, in connection with an investigation into a criminal organization, corruption, and money laundering that involves an unidentified Gulf state, but apparently, Qatar reported the Interpol office.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:11 UTC
Argentina to reopen embassy in Bangladesh

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero announced his country would be reopening its embassy in Bangladesh after 40 years, a decision most likely boosted by the Asian country's support of Lionel Messi's team playing the football World Cup in Qatar.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:09 UTC
China's lockdown policy and global slower demand reflect strongly in foreign trade

Chinese exports fell at the steepest pace in more than two years in November, the latest indication of how COVID-19 restrictions and slumping global demand are stifling the economy.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 22:40 UTC
Qatar World Cup: Reining champions France back among last 4

England captain Harry Kane netted his first penalty kick for a temporary equalizer but squandered his second chance, thus allowing reigning champions France to clinch a 2-1 win and advance to the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 19:54 UTC
Morocco stun Portugal to become first African team ever among World Cup's last 4

Favorites Portugal of megastar Cristiano Ronaldo Saturday bowed out of the 2022 Qatar football World Cup after a 1-0 defeat against tournament revelation Morocco, the first-ever African team to make it to the semifinals.