International

• Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 18:09 UTC

  Benedict XVI seriously ill

  

  Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “very ill” and Pope Francis has asked for prayers for his predecessor, it was reported Wednesday in Vatican City.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Putin bans sale of oil to countries that abide the US$ 60 cap on Russian crude

  

  President Vladimir Putin announced Russia was banning the supply of Russian oil and oil products to countries that impose a price cap, allowing deliveries to those nations only on the basis of a special permission from the Kremlin leader.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 08:29 UTC

  Massa among world's top economy personalities of 2022, says Folha

  

  Argentina's Sergio Massa has been named among the 10 most influential people of the year in the economic and financial world by the leading Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo. The list also includes Elon Musk, Jerome Powell, Bernard Arnault, and Christine Lagarde.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 10:48 UTC

  President elect Lula da Silva's foreign policy strategy

  

  Foreign policy is among the priorities of the incoming Brazilian administration of president Lula da Silva, who will be taking office next January first. Designated foreign minister, Ambassador Mauro Vieira said Brazil will have a leading role in combating climate change.

• Monday, December 26th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Charles III message, “Christmas, celebrating the power of light overcoming darkness”

  

  It was King Charles III first Christmas message, watched by millions in the UK and Commonwealth nations. In the midst of a nation in recession, the increasing cost of living which has triggered a rash of strikes in the public sector, the King paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II's wisdom and compassion, and delivered words of hope and comfort to all those suffering from hardship and struggling to keep their families fed and warm.

• Monday, December 26th 2022 - 10:26 UTC

  Argentine Cabinet Chief has busy Christmas Day in Israel

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur spent Christmas Day in Israel, where he arrived last Thursday at the invitation of Chief Rabbi David Baruch Lau.

• Monday, December 26th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Cotopaxi volcano fumes have Ecuador under alert

  

  Ecuadorian authorities have been placed on alert after a 1,500-meter column of steam, gas, and ash emanated Sunday from the Cotopaxi volcano, it was reported.

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:37 UTC

  UK/Falklands airbridge cancelled until 27 December because of climate conditions and defense priorities

  

  The cancellation of the Brize Norton/Falkland Islands airbridge service this week, the last before Christmas, triggered much frustration and complaints among Falkland Islanders, who will now have to wait for the flight departing on December 27.

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  BB, World Bank team up to finance greener economy in Brazil

  

  The World Bank's Board of Directors Friday approved a US$ 500 million financing project for actions in Brazil linked to sustainability and the carbon credit market. The project was approved today (23), in Washington, by the World Bank Board of Directors. Joining the initiative to create a one-stop shop is Banco do Brasil (BB).

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Five options for restoring global biodiversity after the UN agreement

  

  By Henrik Svedäng (*) – To slow and reverse the fastest loss of Earth’s living things since the dinosaurs, almost 200 countries have signed an agreement in Montreal, Canada, promising to live in harmony with nature by 2050. The Kunming-Montreal agreement is not legally binding but it will require signatories to report their progress towards meeting targets such as the protection of 30% of Earth’s surface by 2030 and the restoration of degraded habitats.