International

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 00:27 UTC

  Musk's Twitter account grows despite his absence from social media

  

  Billionaire Elon Musk, who has vowed to buy over the Twitter social media platform, has suddenly vanished from the space, thus raising speculations about his ulterior motives, as both his tweets and the negotiations for the transaction are on hold.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 20:12 UTC

  Fifth case of monkeypox reported in Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro state officials Wednesday confirmed the fifth local case of monkeypox, while four others are still under investigation, it was reported.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Boris Johnson and Putin clash over “toxic masculinity” and Falklands' war

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the military offensive in Ukraine if he was a woman, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during the G 7 leaders summit in Germany.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Putin ensures Brazil a steady fertilizer supply; but prices have soared from US$ 360 to US$ 650 a ton

  

  President Vladimir Putin in a phone call with Jair Bolsonaro said Russia will ensure that fertilizer trade with Brazil remains uninterrupted. Fertilizers, especially nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, are widely used by Brazilian farmers and have made the country a world food powerhouse.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Brazil, a net wheat importer, has broken export records in 2021/22

  

  Brazil, among the largest wheat importers in the world, --mainly from Mercosur associates--, is breaking consecutive export records in 2022. In less than six months, until June 20, Brazil exported more than twice as much wheat as in 2021, that is 2.5 million tons vis-a-vis 1.12 million tons in the whole year.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazil negotiating the purchase of diesel fuel from Russia

  

  Anticipating possible fuel shortages, particularly diesel, the Brazilian government is considering importing the fuel from Russia. Currently, only Petrobras imports diesel from India, the country which is refining Russian oil. Brazil's foreign ministry is already helping private companies with the necessary accreditation for such operations through Abicom, the fuel importers association.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Kurdish refugees, victims of Sweden and Finland NATO access process?

  

  After Turkey unblocked the NATO accession process for Sweden and Finland, now fears have arisen that the two Nordic states could have conceded too much to Ankara over deportations.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  South Georgia: Yacht Charter to support wandering albatross surveys

  

  In 2024, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) will be undertaking a census of wandering albatross on South Georgia alongside various complementary terrestrial monitoring activities. To support this, GSGSSI requires to charter a yacht. We invite operators to tender for the provision of this service.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 06:30 UTC

  Armed Forces loyalty parade to the Queen at her official Scotland residence

  

  On Tuesday the Queen attended an Armed Forces act of loyalty parade at her official Scottish residence. Members of all three services took part in the service at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to celebrate her visit to Scotland and mark her Platinum Jubilee there.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  Russia endorses Argentine, Iran joining BRICS

  

  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday said his country would welcome the enlargement of the BRICS bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa by adding Argentina and Iran to the list of member nations.