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  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 21:11 UTC

    UK's PM Sunak under investigation over his wife's shareholding dealings

    Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy are the richest couple ever to occupy 10 Downing Street (Pic REUTERS)

    UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is being investigated by Parliament in relation to his wife's shareholding in a childcare company that may benefit from the new government policy. Parliament's Commissioner for Standards started the investigation into the “declaration of interest” on April 13th, according to an official list of open inquiries.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 16:54 UTC

    25 Years of the Good Friday Agreement, but still a fragile Irish peace process

    The secret of its success was the ultra-open border it created between the British-ruled province and the Irish republic

    U.S. President Joe Biden visited Ireland this week to celebrate an anniversary that almost didn’t happen — the 25th anniversary of the ‘Good Friday Agreement’ of 1998 that ended 30 years of killing in Northern Ireland, but it almost unraveled this year.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 15:52 UTC

    Ukraine rejects Lula's peace initiative to end the Kyiv/Moscow conflict

    Ukrainian officials rejected the proposal, stating that they would not renounce Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

    Ukraine, arguing sovereignty and territorial integrity has rejected a peace plan proposed by former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, stating that they will not renounce Crimea. Lula's proposal involved the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the establishment of an autonomous region in the Donbass region.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:24 UTC

    New UAE investment in Brazil announced

    It was a hasty encounter, probably due to Ramadan limitations

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and his entourage reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates which foresees investments worth R$ 12 billion (around US$ 2.45 billion) in Bahia, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:04 UTC

    Russian FM kicks off Latin American tour in Brazil

    Lavrov praised the region's not taking sides in the Ukrainian conflict

    Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is off on a Latin American tour during which he will visit Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba between April 17 and 21 to strengthen bilateral cooperation in political, economic, commercial, educational, and humanitarian matters, according to Moscow.

  • Sunday, April 16th 2023 - 12:49 UTC

    Nuclear energy era comes to an end in Germany

    “The risks linked to nuclear power are definitely not manageable even in a high-tech country like Germany,” Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said

    The era of nuclear reactors came to an end in Germany Saturday after the three last such plants were shut down as the country enters a new energy chapter, facing the challenge of doing without fossil fuels while at the same time managing the gas crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine.

  • Saturday, April 15th 2023 - 09:09 UTC

    China to open new opportunities for Brazil, Xi tells Lula

    “We count on China in our fight to preserve planet Earth,” Lula said about his environmental goals

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva was offered a grand welcome by his Chinese colleague Xi Jinping as both leaders set out the guidelines for a partnership that will undoubtedly play a role in world events. China “will open new opportunities for Brazil,” Xi said.

  • Saturday, April 15th 2023 - 08:20 UTC

    Japanese PM unharmed as bomb goes off during an event

    Kishida was not harmed in the incident

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was reported to be unharmed and in good shape after being evacuated from an event in western Japan when an explosion was heard, according to local media.

  • Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

    Ukrainians operating veteran Falklands war Sea King helicopter donated by UK

    The Sea Kings spent most of their life in search and rescue operations. Photo: MOD

    BBC has reported that a military helicopter donated to Ukraine by the UK government was used in the Falklands conflict more than 40 years ago, but despite its age, the Ukrainian military says the chopper will help in the fight against Russia.

  • Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Lula visits BRICS development bank and Huawei's tech center

    For the first time, a development bank with global reach was established without the participation of developed countries in its initial phase

    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.