International

Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 06:36 UTC
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: “Why I became a champion and advocate for the British Overseas Territories”

By Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons

From the Pitcairn Islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean to the British Indian Ocean Territory almost 10,000 miles away, the British Overseas Territories (OTs) all have one thing in common – they are British.
Friday, October 6th 2023 - 08:49 UTC
Mount Blanc has lost two meters over two years, French geometers blame climate change

Mont Blanc, the Alps' highest peak and the highest mountain in Europe outside of the Caucasus range, has lost more than two meters in height over the past two years, according to French researchers.
Friday, October 6th 2023 - 08:45 UTC
Brazil and China conduct a landmark trade operation in Yuan and Reais

For the first time a trade operation between Brazil and China was conducted in a closed-loop system using local currencies, Yuans and Reais, without any involvement of US dollars. The transactions were financed and settled in yuan, directly converted into Brazilian real, without any involvement of the US dollar.
Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Uruguay sanctions Finnish paper company UPM for caustic soda spill into watercourse

Uruguay's Ministry of the Environment will fine the Finnish paper mill UPM after a spill of approximately one million liters from one of its plants located in the center of the country affected a watercourse that flows into the Río Negro. This event, according to official sources, occurred in August and was “accidental”.
Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 08:48 UTC
FIFA confirms 2030 World Cup to be staged in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

Football's governing body FIFA announced Wednesday that the 2030 World Cup will be returning to the continent where it all started a century before but after opening games in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, the rest of the event will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 08:46 UTC
Royal Navy revamping Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast, home of the Titanic

The Royal Navy has reported that work has begun revamping the world-famous Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast, home of the Titanic so it can build three new support ships for the Navy.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Canada picks first black House of Commons Speaker

Following last week's resignation of Anthony Rota after inviting and honoring the 98-year-old Nazi war veteran Yaroslav Hunka who had fought for the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, or the SS 14th Waffen Division, the Quebec Liberal lawmaker Greg Fergus has been appointed as the new Speaker of Canada's House of Commons.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 20:21 UTC
One in ten Scots living in “very deep poverty,” Rowntree Foundation

BBC published a report saying half a million people in Scotland are living in “very deep poverty”, an anti-poverty charity report has found. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRT) said poverty for working people was growing and 10% of employees were in locked in persistent low pay, with women and ethnic minorities most at risk, and 60% of children in poverty have at least one working parent.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 20:20 UTC
Avian flu, France planning to vaccinate some 60 million ducks

Some 60 million ducks are to be vaccinated in France over the next year as the country embarks on a campaign to combat bird flu and put an end to mass culls, which cost the poultry industry millions every year.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 20:18 UTC
PM Pedro Sánchez invited to form a new coalition, if he fails Spain will call a snap election January 14

Spanish political party leaders were called in for a new round of talks with King Felipe VI on Monday ahead of a fresh attempt to form a new government. After July's general election produced a strung parliament consisting of 350 legislators from 11 different parties, coalition-building has proven difficult.