International

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 11:07 UTC

  China purchasing 95,000 tons of beef monthly from Brazil

  

  April 2024 was a historic milestone in beef exports for Brazil having shipped 236,842 tons, generating revenues totaling US$ 1.043 billion, points out Agrilink. Leading the list was China, trailed closely by the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, which experienced a substantial 38.9% surge in imports compared to March 2024, driven by increased demand for beef offal.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  Falklands War: partly released documents on Welsh Guard losses trigger more controversy

  

  BBC is reporting that declassified documents, --to be kept secret until 2065--, have cleared an army regiment of any blame in the biggest loss of British life during the Falklands War. Forty-eight crew were killed when the Sir Galahad, an unarmed and undefended supply ship carrying British troops to the Falklands, was hit by the Argentine air force bombs on 8 June 1982, six days before the end of the conflict.—

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  BAS marine biologist elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society

  

  Professor Lloyd Peck, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), joins over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world in being elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

  Two more Uruguayan meatpacking plants cleared for shipments to China

  

  Chinese authorities have authorized additional Uruguayan slaughterhouses to ship beef and horsemeat from plants in Florida and Canelones to that country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos confirmed Friday.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:05 UTC

  Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence

  

  The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

  Prime Minister Sunak and wife among the richest families in UK

  

  The Sunday Times Rich List has published that the personal wealth of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty has been estimated at £651m, up from £529m in 2023. This was mainly due to Ms. Murty's shares in Infosys, the Indian IT giant co-founded by her father.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 09:14 UTC

  Cambridge will vote to award Freedom of the City to Ice Patrol HMS Protector

  

  Next 23 May a full council meeting from the landlocked city of Cambridge will decide on plans to award the Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector, Freedom of the City.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 07:28 UTC

  Gibraltar Commissioner of Police attends Guardia Civil anniversary parade

  

  At the invitation of the Colonel of the Spanish Guardia Civil, Francisco Almansa, Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger and Assistant Commissioner Cathal Yeats were in Algeciras where they attended the 180th anniversary parade of the founding of the Guardia Civil.

• Friday, May 17th 2024 - 20:18 UTC

  Milei lands in Madrid, praises his administration's achievements

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei landed Friday in Madrid after a refueling stopover in the Canary Islands, for a series of engagements, none including a member of the Spanish government or the royal house. Also aboard the ARG 01 aircraft was Presidential Secretary Karina Milei.

• Friday, May 17th 2024 - 19:35 UTC

  Brazil to host 2027 women's football World Cup

  

  Brazil was chosen Friday by 119 votes to 78 to host the 2027 edition of the Women's Football World Cup, it was announced in Bangkok, Thailand, where the sport's governing body, FIFA, held its General Assembly. The South American country was preferred to the consortium formed by Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. It will be the tenth version of the competition and the first in this part of the globe.