International

Monday, April 25th 2022 - 20:45 UTC
Elon Musk reaches deal to buy over Twitter

Billionaire Elon Musk Monday agreed to buy over 100% of Twitter for US$44 billion, at a value of US$ 54.20, the company announced in a press release.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 20:14 UTC
Platinum Jubilee Caribbean Tour: Wessexes met with calls for reparations

Queen Elizabeth's third son, Prince Edward, Earl of Essex, and his wife Sophie are encountering growing anti-British opposition as they tour the Caribbean to mark the monarch”s Platinum Jubilee.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 11:57 UTC
Tepid New Delhi support for Argentina's sponsored Falklands/Malvinas dialogue commission

The Commission for Dialogue referred to the Falkland Islands dispute which was launched in India, with the support of outstanding political figures, as was announced by Argentine minister of Foreign Affairs Santiago Cafiero, does not seem to have had the response expected, according to the Indian media in the framework of the annual Raisina Dialogue organized by the Indian government.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 11:50 UTC
Operation Paraquet, the recovery of South Georgia April 25/26

On April 25/26 1982 British forces launched Operation Paraquet which enabled the recovery of South Georgia, the first UK victory and defeat for the occupying Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands and its dependency.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Five more years for Macron, but never with so many protest votes

Emmanuel Macron was reelected president of France on Sunday with 58,5% of votes cast against the 41,5% of Marine Le Pen. However, it can also be said that it was the victory of the less bad of the two candidates in the runoff, given the level of abstention rate, 28,1%, the highest since 1969.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Penguins, postage stamps and Russian politics: What it’s like to rule the territory with no citizens

By Jonathan Margolis, The Telegraph – Monday 25 April is South Georgia's Liberation Day, when a British Task Groupin 1982 recovered the island from Argentine military occupation. However, the island has no citizens to celebrate the event, with no more than thirty temporary residents.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Falklands War: HMS Sheffield memorial to be unveiled at the National Arboretum

A memorial marking the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War will be inaugurated next month at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
UK inflation: Salmon farming company agrees to pay above the real Living Wage, £10.40 per hour

Scottish Sea Farms, now the country’s second-largest producer of farmed salmon, has committed to paying above the real Living Wage in a bid to help those of its employees and their families hit hardest by the soaring cost of living.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:23 UTC
Efficiency of peat ecosystems helping contain climate change, underlined by Chile at the Venice Biennal

Peat and peat bogs are the most efficient ecosystem to fix and accumulate atmosphere carbon but are one of the least researched, according to the Chilean pavilion which opened last week at the Venice Biennal.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
WHO confirms acute hepatitis creeping in

The World Health Organization (WHO) Saturday confirmed 169 cases of severe acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin had been detected in 11 countries, mostly in Europe.