International

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  UK Armed Forces are not 'spare capacity' for striking workers, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

  

  The Head of the Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, has warned that it would be “slightly perilous” to expect the British military to regularly stand in for striking public sector workers. He’s told The Sunday Telegraph that personnel are “not a spare capacity”.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Pelé congratulates Messi and Mbappé for historic World Cup final

  

  Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, congratulated Argentina's Lionel Messi on winning the World Cup and France's Kylian Mbappé for scoring four goals during Sunday's final.

• Sunday, December 18th 2022 - 19:21 UTC

  Messi's Argentina win Qatar World Cup on penalties

  

  Lionel Messi's Argentina toppled France as reigning football world champions with a 4-2 win on penalties at the Qatar 2022 final after a 2-2 regular time draw that became a 3-3 parity in extra time.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 13:58 UTC

  Uruguay-United States relations promise “a lot of development possible”

  

  Uruguay and the United States are on the path of a “possible development”, according to the Secretary of the Presidency of the South American country, Álvaro Delgado. The official highlighted Thursday the importance of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas and the relationship with Washington.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 13:20 UTC

  Qatar lobbying: EU Parliament scandal shows urgent need for tighter regulations

  

  By Olivier Costa (*) -On 11 December, Eva Kaili, vice-president of the European Parliament, and three others were charged and imprisoned in connection with an investigation into suspected corruption linked to Qatar.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 12:51 UTC

  Italian contractor to build oil offshore structure, 2,000 meters deep in Guyana's profitable Stabroek block

  

  Saipem, the Italian energy industry services company, has secured offshore oil and gas field construction contracts in Guyana and Egypt worth some US$ 1.2 billion in total

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 12:33 UTC

  Military will replace strikers in UK, starting with 750 ambulance drivers; daily bonus proposal for the forces

  

  A campaign has been launched for military personnel called in to cover a rash of UK strikes to get a daily bonus for their efforts. It comes after it was confirmed 750 military personnel are sent to be deployed to cover ambulance strikes as UK prepares to be hit by a wave of industrial action in the coming weeks.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 21:26 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth figurine becomes most prized personality at Naples Nativity Scene

  

  The figurine of the late Queen Elizabeth has become this year the most prized to adorn the traditional Nativity Scene in the Italian city of Naples, which every year includes the most outstanding personalities in global news of the last twelve months.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 19:45 UTC

  Boris Becker released from UK prison

  

  Former tennis legend Boris Becker has been released from a British prison on parole after eight months. He is to be deported from the UK and plans to settle in Frankfurt, it was reported.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:41 UTC

  British Doctor Farrar has been appointed as Chief Scientist of World Health Organization

  

  The World Health Organization announced that Dr. Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist. Currently, the Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr. Farrar will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023.