International

• Friday, February 17th 2023 - 09:22 UTC

  Lula, von der Leyen discuss Mercosur deal and deforestation

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva discussed Thursday the Mercosur agreement with European Union (EU) President Ursula von der Leyen in a telephone conversation during which both leaders also reviewed the South American country's fight against deforestation, it was reported.

• Friday, February 17th 2023 - 08:05 UTC

  Massa holds meeting with Indian Ambassador in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa Thursday met with India's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dinesh Bhatia to discuss the South American country's participation in the G-20 economic meeting and move forward in the use of local currencies for bilateral trade.

• Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 20:54 UTC

  Ecuador and Peru fighting a losing battle with China on giant squid fishing in the southeast Pacific

  

  Giant squid, squid or Dosidicus gigas, measures up to 3 meters in length and can reach 50 kilos in weight. It is one of the main species of the southeastern Pacific Ocean and at the same time it is one of the species with the greatest commercial pressure in the world. Thousands of tons are extracted every month, a large part, from the international waters located off the seas of Ecuador, Peru and Chile. The main player behind that voracious appetite is China: it has a declared fleet of 671 ships.

• Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 12:18 UTC

  Multicultural Falklands organizing 'multicultural takeaway' in support of humanitarian needs in Turkey and Syria

  

  Generous Falkland Islands are again organizing to aid human tragedy, this time to collect funds to help with the recovery of the tragic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, with an estimated loss of plus 41,000 lives and millions of dollars as hundreds of thousands were left homeless with the collapse of hundreds of buildings.

• Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  First shipment of Paraguayan pork lands in Taiwan

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez headed a delegation from the South American country visiting Taiwan to celebrate the arrival of the first pork shipment to that Asian market. Marking the occasion a ceremony was held in Taipei on Wednesday during which attendees could taste the new product as local businessmen pledged to increase imports shortly.

• Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 09:24 UTC

  “The Falklands are and will remain British,” MPs from the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme

  

  Rob Butler MP, Conservative MP for Aylesbury, and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP Labour for Slough are in the Falklands as part of the UK Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, a program ongoing for more than thirty years with the purpose of better-educating Members of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and others in military matters.

• Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 09:12 UTC

  Scotland at the crossroad: Nicola Sturgeon steps down; SNP needs a new leader to fight for independence

  

  Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unexpectedly has announced her resignation after more than eight years in the role. The Scottish National Party leader said she knew “in my head and in my heart” this was the right time to step down. Ms. Sturgeon said she would remain in office until her successor was elected.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 15:07 UTC

  HMS The Prince of Wales, “an unlucky ship or an aircraft carrier with a limp”

  

  HMS Prince of Wales is “an unlucky ship”, or why it keeps breaking down, which means the aircraft carrier has spent more time in dry dock than at sea. The £3 billion aircraft carrier retreated to Rosyth in October and last week MPs on the Defense Select Committee were told there are “similar issues” with the port side shaft.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Huge Air India deal with Airbus provides thousands of jobs for UK companies

  

  The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has welcomed a momentous deal for Airbus and Rolls-Royce to provide new aircraft for Air India, which is worth billions of pounds to the UK.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  EU upgrades Uruguay's status regarding tax cooperation

  

  Uruguay has been recognized as a “cooperating jurisdiction without commitments” by the European Union (EU) after a series of taxation improvements, the South American country's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) confirmed Tuesday.