International

Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 09:06 UTC
New beneficiaries of Taiwanese scholarships announced in Asunción

Taiwan's Embassy in Asunción launched this week the 2022 edition of the program for Paraguayan students willing to pursue their educational goals on the Asian island.
Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 08:01 UTC
On Humanitarian Day, UK will fund £36 million to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria

The UK has announced £36 million (approx. US$ 42 million) in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa, and Syria.
Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 07:50 UTC
HMS Scott, in four weeks, has record scanned an Atlantic Ocean area similar to that of Portugal

The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott is on course to smash her record scanning the oceans after just the first four weeks of an epic 15-month deployment.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 22:20 UTC
China under yellow alert over drought

Chinese authorities have declared a yellow alert as the country continues to be hit by a persistent drought following weeks of high temperatures that have dried up parts of the Yangtze river, it was announced. On Beijing's scale of alerts, yellow is two notches below the most severe warning.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 20:42 UTC
Glasgow museum returns art objects to India seized in the late 1800s

The Glasgow Life agency, managers of the city's museum, issued a statement announcing a delegation from India's government had been welcomed Friday for the returning to that country of a set of works of arts seized in the late 1800s by British colonial authorities.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Requirements for visiting Antarctica, according to the Foreign Office

This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 preserves the Antarctic continent for peaceful and scientific use.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Antarctic Heritage has selected three young explorers for the Geographic South Pole ski expedition in November

The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition to attempt to ski to the Geographic South Pole, has selected three candidates for the coming November challenge, which coincides with the 150th anniversary since the birth of legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole in 1911.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Foreign ministers of Chile, China highlight bilateral ties and FTA

While Europe plans to take steps to rebuild its ties with Latin America after Moscow and Beijing sneaked in as the region's new most important partners, the Foreign Ministers of China and Chile held a telephone conversation earlier this week, it was reported.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 20:45 UTC
EU working to stop Russian, Chinese expansion in Latin America

The European Union has noticed of Russia's and China's advancements in Latin America and is devising a series of measures to counter those effects and avoid losing its traditional partners, it was reported.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Ukrainian leader wants Latin America to join sanctions against Russia

During a virtual forum held at the Catholic University of Chile, Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelensky claimed Russia did not want his country to develop stronger ties with Latin America, which he urged to join global sanctions against his enemy.