International

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2022 - 08:38 UTC

  Messi's Argentina dealt major blow in World Cup opener

  

  Lionel Messi's Argentina was dealt a major upset Tuesday after losing 2-1 to underdogs Saudi Arabia in their opening game at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 21:41 UTC

  Former South African President ordered back to jailhouse

  

  Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been ordered back to jail after the Supreme Court overturned his medical parole earlier this week. Zuma had been sentenced to 15 months in jail for refusing to testify in a government inquiry into a corruption case.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Uruguayan Defense Minister reviews troops in Middle East

  

  Uruguay's Defense Minister Javier García reviewed the South American country's peacekeeping mission in Sinai 40 years after its deployment.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Argentina promoting medium and small companies exports to UK

  

  Sponsored by the Argentine Foreign and International trade ministry, a business delegation from Argentina visited the UK for a round of negotiations involving companies linked to the food and beverage industries.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Brazil encouraged with UK larger quota for chicken meat and sugar

  

  Brazil is forecasted to gain a 19.3% larger quota of chicken meat exports to the UK in accordance with the bilateral agreement signed last November 17 at the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to information from the financial press agency Valor.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  With Argentine wheat crop failing, Brazil appeals to Russian grain, but it has its problems

  

  A severe drought, followed by several episodes of frost, is expected to reduce Argentine wheat harvest by 40% from initial estimates to around 11/12 million tons, which is expected to have an impact on the Mercosur partner Brazil.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 08:31 UTC

  PM Sunak committed to “no turning back on Brexit”, and rejects CBI appeal for closer trade links with EU

  

  UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rejected calls from the strongest business lobby, the Confederation of British Industry, CBI, for closer ties with the European Union to address damaging trade barriers born out of Brexit, and also ruled out softer immigration rules to help with labor shortages.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 22:29 UTC

  Netherlands fishermen complain fuel compensations are “far too low”

  

  The Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) announced on 15 November that the fisheries sector will also receive support due to the high fuel costs. Fishermen's organizations call it a first step because the compensation is far too low.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 18:29 UTC

  Iran's Judiciary keeps handing down death penalties to protesters

  

  The Islamic Republic of Iran has handed down yet another death sentence against a demonstrator taking part in activities following the Sept. 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who was arrested for violating the strict dress code that requires women to wear the veil in public.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 16:27 UTC

  COP27 ends in “historical” deal short of Europe's goals

  

  Delegates from the world over agreed Sunday on the need that wealthier nations should provide loss and damage funding to the countries most affected by climate change.