International

• Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Gloomy picture of UK economy: Sterling KO, retail sales down and government borrowing increasing

  

  Pound sterling trading ended on Friday at US$ 1.12, after rallying on Thursday following the announcement of Prime Minister Liz Truss Thursday resignation. However new figures showed a gloomy picture of the UK economy.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:18 UTC

  Ukraine corn expected to help cope with EU's lowest maize crop in 15 years

  

  As drought and lack of humidity ravages French corn fields, an abundant production and sales from Ukraine is helping to overcome shortages and market distortions, according to the French consultancy Strategie Grains.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Japanese rating agency ups Uruguay's grading

  

  Japanese risk rating agency R&I raised Uruguay's status from BBB to BBB+, the best grading the South American country has ever received, it was announced Friday.

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:55 UTC

  Cristina Fernández meets with UE ambassadors in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Thursday had lunch with ambassadors to Buenos Aires from the European Union and its member countries to strengthen bilateral ties and “common values.”

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Five candidates to replace PM Liz Truss, “fighter turned a quitter”; chaos among Conservatives

  

  Liz Truss announced on Thursday she will resign, which means there will now be another leadership election to decide who becomes the next Conservative leader and prime minister. The contest to replace “the lettuce” as some London media identifies Ms Truss sis expected to be completed by the end of next week.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 21:41 UTC

  Tories scratching their heads in search of a replacement for resigning PM Truss

  

  Liz Truss Thursday became the British Prime Minister with the shortest-ever time in office after submitting her resignation, although she managed to serve under two different monarchs.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:41 UTC

  UAE Air Force freighter leaves Bariloche after solving customs issue

  

  A C-17 Globemaster freighter of the United Arab Emirates Air Force Wednesday departed from the Bariloche airport in Argentine Patagonia after being grounded for two days due to Customs inconsistencies with its cargo manifesto.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  Queen's University, Belfast, conference on Falklands' Forty Years of Progress

  

  “The Falkland Islands and Forty Years of Progress: environment and science”, in the title of the conference to be held this Thursday 20 October at a very special academic event hosted in Queen's University, Belfast, and sponsorship from the Royal Geographical Society.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:27 UTC

  BBC has emergency scripts in the event of blackouts Jan/Feb in the UK, Guardian reports

  

  The Guardian has reported that BBC has prepared a number of emergency scripts in the event of blackouts that could last up to two days this winter. One quote from the script reads, “The government has said it’s hoped power will be restored in the next 36 to 48 hours. Different parts of Britain will start to receive intermittent supplies before then.”

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  UK ambassador in Peru: “Falklands/Malvinas is a closed case for us”

  

  UK ambassador in Peru, Gavin Cook, interviewed by the Lima media said that the Falklands/Malvinas issue is a “closed case” for London, ratifying UK sovereignty over the Islands but also admitted having discussed the issue at length with officials from the host country.