International

Monday, November 14th 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Shipping industry addresses decarbonization goals: training of 800,000 seafarers required

A new action plan, launched at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt by United Nations organizations, ship-owners and unions, sets out recommendations to up skill seafarers to meet shipping’s decarbonization goals.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
G20 devises “insufficient” pandemic response fund

Indonesian President Joko Wikodo Sunday announced the creation by the G20 countries of a special US$1.4 billion readiness fund for future pandemics.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Bomb goes off in Istanbul, killing at least 6 people

At least six people were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack in a key district of Istanbul, while 81 others have been reported injured.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Maduro's administration deepens cooperation ties with Iran

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to deepen their mutual cooperation in matters of science, education, technology, and energy security, the South American country's Minister of Science and Technology Gabriela Jiménez announced Sunday from Tehran.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Express claims UK “foiled Russian plot to sabotage fuel pipeline in Ascension island”

According to a piece published by the Daily Express and credited to their Defense Editor, Marco Giannangeli, British specialists managed to secure a vital pipeline for the South Atlantic, following an intelligence tip-off that it was being targeted by Russian saboteurs.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 13:08 UTC
Diabetes keeps spreading throughout the Americas, PAHO warns

The number of people with diabetes in the Americas has tripled in three decades, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced Friday in a report released in Washington, DC.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:49 UTC
Venezuelan crisis discussed in Paris

The Presidents of France, Colombia, and Argentina Friday discussed in Paris possible ways out of Venezuela's crisis which has sparked a large-scale migration of citizens of that oil-rich South American country.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:49 UTC
We cannot remain silent about Ukraine, President Fernández tells Paris Forum

Argentine President Alberto Fernández said Friday during his appearance at the Fifth Paris Peace Forum that “we have the ethical imperative not to remain silent” regarding the war in Ukraine following Russia's military deployment in late February this year.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Eight UK students win competition to visit Falklands and explore areas of their interest

As part of the Fortieth Anniversary celebrations eight UK students via a competition were offered an all-expenses-paid visit to the Falkland Islands in February 2023. Ben Fogle, who headed the judging panel said: “The Falkland Islands really are a magical place. I’ve been lucky enough to visit the Islands many times over the years, drawn back by the unique wildlife. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Islands and to mark the event, we organized this competition.”
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Commemorative flight for 130 Falklands Veterans and next of kin, first time in the Islands in forty years

Many Veterans and relatives who lost loved ones in the Falklands war are back in the Islands, for the first time in four decades, in a commemorative flight funded by the UK Ministry of Defense. The 130 travelers will mark the conflict's fortieth anniversary Sunday 13 November at Remembrance Day in the City of Stanley.