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  • Saturday, July 8th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

    France approves remote activation of cell phones cameras and microphones

    “People's lives will be saved,” Dupond-Moretti argued

    The French Senate Friday moved forward with a controversial measure allowing investigators to activate remotely the camera and microphone of cell phones of people under investigation without the knowledge of the persons concerned, it was reported in Paris.

  • Friday, July 7th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Massa holds online meeting with Egypt's finance minister

    Massa (L) and Maait also stressed the importance of not resorting to “generic recipes” that do not distinguish the particular realities of each country

    Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa held a working online meeting Thursday with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Maait to coordinate policies in multilateral spaces aimed at promoting the inclusive development of middle-income countries, taking into account the challenges posed by the new global financial architecture, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The two countries' relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was also discussed.

  • Friday, July 7th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Italian President arrives in Paraguay

    Abdo and Mattarella are to have lunch Friday and Saturday

    Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrived Thursday in Paraguay on a state visit, it was reported in Asunción. It is the first official visit of a President of the Italian Republic to Paraguay. Earlier in his South American tour, the European leader had been touring Chilean Patagonia.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 11:18 UTC

    “Fears over the Falklands mean we need a new Defense Plan”

    Radakin thought the Falklands could be defended against any serious challenge from Argentina

    By Robert Fox, Defense Correspondent, Evening Standard – The (British) Army is again in the spotlight, with a wonderful Whitehall row about who is to lead it after the charismatic General Sir Patrick Sanders steps down next year as Chief of the General Staff. With the Government's rehashed Defense Command White Paper due before Parliament goes on holiday in a few weeks’ time, rumors are rife of more cuts in Britain’s military capability.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 11:13 UTC

    Brazilian syndicate flooding Europe with cocaine, in fruit shipments, busted in operation led by Europol

    This series of arrests follows the June 2022 seizure of 800 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container of frozen acai berries originating from Brazil, in Sines, Portugal.

    A number of actions have been carried out over recent months in Brazil, Spain and Portugal, with the support of Europol, to target the members of a Brazilian highly professional criminal syndicate flooding Europe with cocaine.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    European Court of Justice confirms Catalonian separatists don't have legal immunity

    The court said it “rejects all the pleas” made by Puigdemont, Antoni Comin and Clara Ponsati after the EU Parliament voted to strip the three of immunity in 2021.

    The European Union Court of Justice on Wednesday confirmed that former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist Members of the European Parliament, do not have legal immunity.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

    UK and Spain sign an agreement on education and University cooperation

    British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott and Spanish Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegria. Photo: Spanish Ministry of Education

    On Monday 3 July, the UK and Spain completed the signing of a UK-Spain bilateral agreement on cooperation in matters of education and access to university and other higher education institutions. This follows the close collaboration between Spain’s Ministry of Education and Vocational Training and Ministry of Universities in Spain and the UK Department for Education and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 09:25 UTC

    Pope Francis holds meeting with Bill Clinton and Soros' son

    “Thank you very much for visiting me,” Francis said to Clinton in English

    Argentine-born Pope Francis Wednesday welcomed former US President Bill Clinton at his Casa Santa Marta residence. “Thank you very much for visiting me,” the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires said in English as he walked with help from a cane due to his knee problems.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 09:24 UTC

    Scotland celebrated on Wednesday the coronation of King Charles III

    Crowds gathered on Edinburgh's iconic Royal Mile street to see the Royal Procession.

    Scotland hosted on Wednesday its own celebration to mark the coronation of King Charles III, two months after he was formally crowned the new king of the United Kingdom in Westminster, London.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 08:09 UTC

    Free movement of people within Caricom by early 2024?

    Caricom's founding Treaty of Chaguaramas will be amended for this purpose, Mottley said

    The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will allow the free movement of people within the single market by early 2024, Dominica's Prime Minister and incoming pro tempore president of the alliance Roosevelt Skerrit announced Wednesday in Port of Spain.