International

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  South Georgia coin to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth

  

  Issued on behalf of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands government, Pobjoy Mint has released a third coin to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The coin has been produced in Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish and Proof Sterling Silver.

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Thirty five countries have restricted exports to help domestic consumers but global prices have soared

  

  At least thirty five countries have restricted exports of agricultural commodities in the last two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic and more recently, the explosion of prices as direct consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the overall instability in markets.

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Peru's President takes steps to attend Los Angeles Summit

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has filed a request before the National Congress to be allowed to leave the country between June 7 and 12 to attend the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California.

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Europol addresses the growing threat of 3D printed weapons

  

  Law enforcement professionals, ballistic experts, forensic scientists, policymakers and academia have gathered this week in The Hague, the Netherlands, for one of the world’s biggest platforms of exchange on the threat of 3D printed weapons.

• Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Oldest man in the world turns 113

  

  Venezuelan resident Juan Vicente Perez Mora is turning 113 years old Friday. The Spain-born man is officially the world's longest-living man, according to the Guinness organization.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 22:52 UTC

  Bernie Ecclestone arrested in Brazil for carrying handgun at airport

  

  Former Formula 1 car racing mogul Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil for carrying a concealed weapon as he tried to board a flight bound for Switzerland, it was announced Thursday.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Falklands war: Plymouth and Liverpool remember UK merchant navy sailors killed

  

  The city of Plymouth held a ceremony to remember British Merchant Navy sailors killed in the Falklands War and other conflicts. Wreaths were laid during the gathering at the Merchant Navy Monument on the city's Hoe seafront.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  GSK to open distribution hub in Montevideo

  

  Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will open one of its “three new regional vaccine distribution centers” in Uruguay, it was announced during President Luis Lacalle Pou's trip to London.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Caricom calls for inclusive Summit of the Americas

  

  Countries and territories belonging to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Wednesday called for the June 6-10 IX Summit of the Americas to be held in Los Angeles to be an inclusive event that brings the hemisphere together.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 08:29 UTC

  Doctor Tedros to remain WHO Director-General

  

  The Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected for a second 5-year term as Director-General of the World Health Organization, it was announced.