International

Monday, September 5th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
World's largest offshore wind farm is Hornsea project 2, in Yorkshire

The world's largest offshore wind farm is now fully operational, 55 miles off the coast of Yorkshire. The Hornsea 2 project with 165 turbines can generate enough electricity to power about 1.3 million homes - that's enough for a city the size of Manchester.
Monday, September 5th 2022 - 05:02 UTC
Liz Truss promises to cut taxes and boost energy supplies, but won't say how until she's at 10 Downing Street

Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Secretary Mary Elizabeth Truss, who this week most probably will become the United Kingdom´s next prime minister has pledged to act within a week to tackle the cost-of-living situation, fueled by soaring energy bills and food prices, arguing she understands the magnitude of problems faced by the country.
Saturday, September 3rd 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Dr. Tedros hopeful about future of monkeypox

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Friday told reporters that the recent decline in monkeypox cases in North America and Europe proved that shows that the current outbreak of the malady can be stopped.
Saturday, September 3rd 2022 - 10:10 UTC
US to increase military aid to Taiwan

Funding worth more than US$ 1.1 billion has been pledged from the United States to Taiwan, according to Pentagon sources quoted Friday by the press. The measure will help the island strengthen its missile and radar systems, a State Department spokesman also said.
Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 19:00 UTC
Captain of Gibraltar oil spill ship arrested for ignoring instructions

The captain of the OS 35 bulk carrier ship leaking fuel off Gibraltar since Thursday has been arrested, police sources confirmed Friday.
Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 18:33 UTC
New drastic lockdown ordered in a Chinese city

Some 21 million people have been placed under sanitary confinement Thursday in the Chinese City of Chengdu as a result of a new outbreak of COVID-19 in a move to tackle “an extremely complex and serious pandemic situation,” it was reported.
Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:29 UTC
Foreign leaders condemn attack against Argentine VP

Foreign leaders have expressed their support to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who survived an assassination attempt late Thursday after the gun pointed at her head failed to fire.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 18:44 UTC
Petrobras cuts price of fuel for distributors

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Thursday announced it would reduce the sale price of fuel to distributors from R$ 3.53 (US$ 0.67) to R$3.28 (US$ 0.63) per liter effective Friday.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:18 UTC
New theory on mass strandings among pilot whales, includes Falklands' experience

Mass stranding events among cetaceans – a group of marine mammals including the whale, dolphin, and porpoise – have been reported since the times of Aristotle and there has been a long drive to understand what causes them. Long-finned pilot whales – a gregarious species with complex social bonds – are those most often affected.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:04 UTC
State of the art Astute-class sub HMS Anson joins the Royal Navy

The world's most advanced hunter-killer submarine, HMS Anson, £1.3bn of both naval stealth and striking power – able to gather vital intelligence, protect other Royal Navy vessels from threats above and below the waves and destroy enemy military infrastructure with pinpoint accuracy, was welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet at a ceremony in Barrow.