International

Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:24 UTC
Liz Truss' Conservative party conference speech

By Paula Keavenney (*) – The stakes could not have been higher as Liz Truss delivered her first party conference speech as prime minister. Against a backdrop of economic chaos, open party warfare and polling that shows she’s on course for a spectacular election loss, Truss insisted she was “determined to get us through the tempest”.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Tension escalates as North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

Just two days after launching an intermediate-range missile that triggered alarms in Japan, North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean Thursday.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Liz Truss after long term gas provision deals with Norway and Qatar

The new government of Liz Truss is focusing in long-term gas deals with Norway, Qatar and other countries, as energy supply has become the priority of the United Kingdom and ensuring heating and lights this winter.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Moscow estimates “annexed” Ukrainian territories will add 5 million tons of grains to Russian harvest

Russia’s grain harvest is set to grow by some five million tons annually because of the recent incorporation of four Russian-majority Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said this week.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
“Click chemistry” developers awarded Nobel Prize

Caroline R. Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless of the United States have been awarded the 2022 Chemistry Nobel Prize together with Denmark's Morten Meldal for making difficult things easy, it was announced.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Mortgage rates in UK on the rise, first time since 2014

Mortgage rates in the UK have been going up for months, but recorded a sharp increase in response to the fall-out from the mini-budget nearly two weeks ago. First-time buyers and those looking to remortgage are affected.
Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 13:48 UTC
EU unifies chargers to USB-C format; bill becomes effective 2024

As it had been anticipated the European Parliament approved a law on Tuesday that will require companies to ensure that every smart-phone, tablet and camera has the same charger.
Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 13:30 UTC
Guyana expected to deliver 810,000 bpd of light sweet crude by 2025

The former British colony of Guyana, to the north of Brazil and on the Caribbean has emerged as one of the continent’s top oil producers and is poised to become a leading global energy exporter. Since 2015 an Exxon Mobil-led consortium has made a swathe of high-quality oil discoveries in offshore Guyana in the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block, with the latest announced in July 2022. It is estimated those finds have uncovered nearly 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources in the Stabroek Block with further oil discoveries to come.
Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.
Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Cruise ship line announces no more COVID-19 protocols onboard

A leading cruise company has announced it will no longer be requiring passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to wear facemasks while onboard effective October 4.