International

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  UK signs defense deals with Sweden and Finland, ahead of the two countries decision on joining NATO

  

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday signed defense deals with Sweden and Finland committing UK aid, including military support, in the event of an attack. Johnson made the pledge during a brief tour to the two Nordic nations, where he met first Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at her official countryside residence; then Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in Helsinki.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Falklands' FIMA Friends AGM next June first in London (or via web)

  

  Next June first, at 14:00 hours the Friends of the Falkland Islands' Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives, FIMA, will be holding their annual General Meeting 2022 in London.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 20:28 UTC

  US releases report on fate of Native American children at boarding schools

  

  The United States Interior Department Wednesday released a report on what was common practice in 37 states nationwide, where children of native American tribes were separated from their families and sent to 408 boarding schools.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:14 UTC

  FIH 12-month results to April will “significantly exceed” expectations; FIC less affected by pandemic

  

  Financial and stock exchange media in London reported that the Falkland Islands and Britain-focused specialist services provider FIH, said in an update on Tuesday that trading activity was “heading back” to pre-pandemic levels, with its first-half progress continuing in the historically-stronger second half of the year.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Germany's largest gas importer accepts Moscow terms and pays in Euros/Rubles

  

  Despite the rules agreed by the European Commission, one of Germany's largest natural gas importers, VNG, has opened an account with Gazprombank for payments for Russian gas under Moscow's new terms, in Euros then converted into Rubles helping the Russian currency to recover its value.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  World heading for warmest year on record in the next quinquennium 2022/26, WMO report

  

  There is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial level for at least one of the next five years – and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new climate update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 07:20 UTC

  First independent Ukraine President Kravchuk dies aged 88

  

  Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine's first president in the post Societ era, died Tuesday in Kyiv, it was reported by local media. He was 88 years old.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 07:15 UTC

  Belgian researchers find new angle to tackle SARS-CoV-2

  

  Belgian scientists have developed a mechanism that could potentially prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting humans, according to a paper published Tuesday in Nature.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 21:40 UTC

  Czech Republic replaces Russia on UNHRC

  

  The United Nations General Assembly Tuesday decided by 157 votes to none to appoint the Czech Republic onto the UN Human Rights Council to fill the seat vacated by Russia's suspension on April 7 for alleged war crimes committed during the invasion of Ukraine.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 21:38 UTC

  Prince of Wales reads Queen's Speech at House of Lords for the first time

  

  The Prince of Wales has for the first time since 1963 replaced his mother Queen Elizabeth II at the reading of the monarch's traditional “Queen's Speech” before the House of Lords.