International

Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 21:26 UTC
Queen Elizabeth figurine becomes most prized personality at Naples Nativity Scene

The figurine of the late Queen Elizabeth has become this year the most prized to adorn the traditional Nativity Scene in the Italian city of Naples, which every year includes the most outstanding personalities in global news of the last twelve months.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 19:45 UTC
Boris Becker released from UK prison

Former tennis legend Boris Becker has been released from a British prison on parole after eight months. He is to be deported from the UK and plans to settle in Frankfurt, it was reported.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:41 UTC
British Doctor Farrar has been appointed as Chief Scientist of World Health Organization

The World Health Organization announced that Dr. Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist. Currently, the Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr. Farrar will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:18 UTC
Poll on Scottish independence referendum: 72% of those aged 16 to 24 said YES

By Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University - A shift of opinion registered in one poll should always be regarded with caution. But when a number of polls all record much the same shift, it is highly likely that something has changed.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:59 UTC
Uruguayan opposition wants heads to roll over controversial passport issuance to a drug lord

Uruguayan opposition leader Fernando Pereira, president of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA), Tuesday called for the resignation of Ministers Francisco Bustillo (Foreign Affairs) and Luis Alberto Heber (Interior) after high-ranking officials under both of them were allegedly involved in the controversial issuance of a passport to a notorious drug lord.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Next of kin of the only Argentine combatant buried in South Georgia visit his grave

Forty years after the end of the South Atlantic conflict, the children of Argentine Navy NCO Felix Oscar Artuso were able to visit the grave of their father, the only Falklands combatant buried in South Georgia island.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Caracas to resume ties with Caribbean Dutch overseas territories gradually

After resuming diplomatic ties with Colombia, the Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro is now advancing on its return to the international community through negotiations with The Netherlands to restore links with the European kingdom's islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Iran carries out 2nd execution, footballer may too be hanged soon

Footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani has been reported to be among those who could be hanged in Iran shortly in the aftermath of the protests ensuing the death of a 22-year-old girl while in custody for not wearing her veil properly.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Accelerated action needed to ensure safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene, WHO report

Urgent action is needed globally and locally to achieve safe and sustainably managed water, sanitation and hygiene for all in order to prevent devastating impacts on the health of millions of people.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
China takes 52,5 million tons of Brazilian soy in eleven months of 2022

In the eleven months of 2022, China imported 52.464 million tons of soybeans from Brazil, according to data from the latest Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), a department of the Ministry of Economy.