International

Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Britannia Royal Naval College has a new Commanding Officer, Captain Sarah Oakley

The home of the Royal Navy Officer Corps has a new Commanding Officer providing tomorrow’s Fleet with the leaders it needs. Captain Sarah Oakley, who also served as commander of the former Falklands' patrol HMS Clyde, formally took charge of Britannia Royal Naval College from Captain Roger Readwin in a handover ceremony. Captain Readwin reflected on his two and a half years at the helm of one of the most prestigious training establishments in the world.
Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Meme girl dies aged 16

The girl whose gesture has gone viral in the digital era through a GIF and a sticker has committed suicide, it was reported. Kailia Posey was 16.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Argentine Gov't against exclusions from Summit of the Americas

Following the announcement by the United States that the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were not going to be invited to June's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because they do not respect democracy, Argentina has urged it to review its stance.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay's Senate puts appointment of ambassador to Ankara on hold

Uruguay's Senate unanimously agreed Tuesday not to move on with its advice and consent regarding the appointment of Hugo Cayrús as the country's next ambassador to Ankara following the embarrassing incidents caused in Montevideo by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Poor performance of South American countries in the World Press Freedom Index

South American countries have not rated very well in the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders, RSF, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories. Half of the countries are in the upper half of the 180 list, while the rest in the lower half; among the first are Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, while Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela among the worst. To have an idea UK rates 24 and the US 42.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Killing of journalists on the rise in Haiti - UN concerned

Haiti's crisis includes the murder of 19 journalists since 2000, three of them this year, according to the United Nations Integrated Office, which has also called for local authorities to act accordingly since these crimes systematically remain unpunished.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
US health authorities insist on mask-wearing on public transport

Despite a court ruling last month declaring mask-wearing mandates unconstitutional, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuesday issued once again a recommendation to restate the measure on planes, trains, and buses.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Beijing boasts Chinese companies purchase Russian coal and oil paying with Yuans

Several Chinese companies purchased Russian coal paying in Chinese currency in March, and the first shipment would be made in April, according to Fenwei Energy Information Service Co., China’s leading information and service provider to the coal and coke industries. This is also the first shipment of Russian commodities paid in Yuan to arrive in China after Russia was sanctioned by Western countries.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
CanSino eyes Argentina for local production of covid-19 vax

A delegation from the Cansino laboratory has held meetings in Buenos Aires with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and other officials to discuss local production of their COVID-19 vaccine, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 20:00 UTC
Climate change has NZ sinking - floods to become routine events

Climate change is taking its toll as the sea keeps crawling onto New Zealand's sinking coastline, halving the time authorities thought they had to take action, according to an NZ SeaRise study released earlier this week.