International

Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Faroe Islands limit traditional catch of dolphins to 500; 'barbaric practice' killed 1,423 last year

Faroe Islands announced on Sunday that the traditional catch of dolphins to be killed in its water would provisionally be limited to 500. The decision to crack down on the number of hunted dolphins comes after public outcry from last year's hunt, where over 1,423 white-sided dolphins were killed, a spree that shocked even residents who supported the practice.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Queen's Guards bearskin caps debate in Commons: petition to replace them by fake ones

This Monday 11 July, the House of Commons will debate a petition relating to the use of real bearskin hats by the Queen's Guards.
Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Moderna's pediatrics vax to become available in Argentina later this month

Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Friday announced her country was about to receive the first batch of 1,400,000 doses of Moderna's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to be applied to children between six months and three years of age.
Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Russian envoy cast aside by many as G20 Summit of FMs comes to an end

Foreign Ministers of the G20 countries had a bitter day rounding up their two-day meeting Friday in Bali, Indonesia, as the case of the war in Ukraine took center stage and divided positions among attendees.
Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:06 UTC
Food-commodity prices in June remain 23,1% higher than a year ago, FAO report

The barometer for world food commodity prices declined slightly in June for the third consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 20:36 UTC
China on war alert over US Senator trip to Taiwan

China is said to be upping its military preparations while US Senator Rick Scott is visiting Taiwan, which Beijing considers to be a rogue province. “These actions by the United States seriously violated the One China principle,” Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian said Friday.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot dead

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after taking two shots during an election rally in the western city of Nara Friday after which he was hospitalized in a serious condition, it was reported. A man in his 40s has been arrested and a gun was seized.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Gibraltar tells Andalucía, “cooperation YES, joint sovereignty NO, they don't mix!”

The Government of Gibraltar announced it has taken notice of the positive statements by the President of the Junta de Andalucía on cooperation. The President made the comments in the context of the political changes happening in the United Kingdom, and also on the recent June election overwhelming victory of the conservative opposition, Popular Party described as “historic”.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 08:41 UTC
Brazilian model and elite sniper fighting for Ukraine among the dead

Former Brazilian model, nurse, and sniper Thalita do Valle, who had joined the Ukrainian forces to fight against Russia alongside her brother, was among the dead after a bombardment in Kharkiv, it was confirmed by family members Thursday.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 21:25 UTC
China once again backs Argentina joining BRICS

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi Thursday told his Argentine counterpart, Santiago Cafiero, that the Asian giant favored the South American country's joining BRICS. Wang made those statements in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial meeting.