International

Monday, February 13th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
Türkiye-Syria quake: UN expert fears death toll may exceed 60,000

With around 33,000 people so far reported dead in both countries affected by last week's series of earthquakes and aftershocks, a United Nations expert predicted that the final number of victims will be twice as many “or even more.”
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 09:36 UTC
Luxury Coffee Experience: Australian coffee shop offers Panamanian coffee at $140 per cup

A café in Melbourne, Australia offers its customers a unique experience by serving a cup of coffee for 140 dollars, 50 times the market price. The city of Melbourne has a tradition of coffee culture, which was fostered by Italian and Greek migration from the 1940s.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 15:44 UTC
Launch of 'Looking North: The UK and the Arctic', by Foreign minister Lord Goldsmith

Foreign Office Minister of State responsible for the polar regions, Lord Goldsmith, gave a keynote speech to launch the UK's new Arctic policy framework:
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
US shoots down a “high altitude” flying object, this time over Alaska frozen waters

A United States fighter jet shot down an unidentified high altitude object overflying the state of Alaska, the second time in a week that such an operation takes place, it was announced on Friday by the White House .
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:10 UTC
Despite war in Ukraine and the Chinese lockdown, Brazilian ports overall had a positive performance

Despite the negative effects of a hectic year with unexpected events such as the war between Russia and Ukraine and the lockdowns imposed by China throughout 2022, Brazilian ports handled 1.209 billion tons last year. The figure was released by the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq), this month in Brasília.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 09:16 UTC
Charles III Coronation emblem includes the national flowers of the Union members

With three months still for the planned ceremonies on May 6/7, Buckingham Palace has unveiled the official Coronation emblem for King Charles III and the Queen consort.
Friday, February 10th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Reopening of Argentina's embassy in Bangladesh made official

The reopening of Argentina's embassy in the People's Republic of Bangladesh was published Thursday in the Official Gazette. The diplomatic mission to be reopened in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, had been shut down in 1978 but interest from the South American country in the Asian nation resurfaced during the 2022 football World Cup, which was celebrated as if Bangladesh had defeated France in the final.
Friday, February 10th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Factsheet on trade and investment statistics between Falklands and UK in 2022

The following factsheet provides the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and Falkland Islands.
Friday, February 10th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Drilling in Antarctica to find the Earth's oldest ice and 1,5 million years of climate history

Scientists in East Antarctica drilling to find the Earth’s oldest ice have reached a key milestone after two months of fieldwork in sub-zero temperatures. The team is part of Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice, an EU-funded research consortium from 10 European countries whose aim is to drill an ice core to capture 1.5 million years of climate history.
Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Falklands Environment Strategy: First Progress Report available online

Following the adoption of the Falkland Islands Environment Strategy 2021 – 2040 by the Executive Council in late 2021, there has been much work across government towards achieving the Vision of the Strategy. The first progress report for 2022 has been released and is available on the FIG Environment Department website.