International

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  The last hurdle to absolute power of president Xi Jinping

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – In the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress, which started in Beijing this weekend, President Xi Jinping is expected to be confirmed as president-for-life. If that actually happens, China’s ascent to genuine superpower status will be at least delayed. At worst (from the Chinese perspective), it may not happen at all

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:50 UTC

  Falklands MLA will report on trade agreements with EU, UK following on Brexit

  

  The UK represented the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories in relations with the EU while a member of the block. But since Brexit, how is it performing at engaging the EU to represent their individual interests?

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:00 UTC

  Global Handwashing Day draws awareness of hygiene deficits

  

  A United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) report released this week showed that some 700 children daily from diseases caused by inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. The document also pointed out that 3 in 10 people worldwide lack basic hand washing facilities with soap and water

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 06:24 UTC

  Backlog of vessels with Ukrainian grains waiting for inspection in the Black Sea

  

  With nearly 100 grain-laden ships reaching towards the horizon off Istanbul, the U.N. official overseeing exports from Ukraine is asking Russia and other parties to end “full-blown” inspections of outgoing vessels to ease the backlog.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 06:17 UTC

  PM Truss U-turn on tax cuts, names new Chancellor, to avoid her own sacking

  

  After only turbulent 38 days and a quick return from Washington, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday was fired and a former foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was appointed to replace him.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 20:37 UTC

  Argentine President meets South Korea's Prime Minister at Casa Rosada

  

  South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was welcomed Friday at Casa Rosada by Argentine President Alberto Fernández after arriving Thursday in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Falklands constitutional debate: can dual nationals vote and stand for office?

  

  Questions surrounding dual nationality have been raised in the Falkland Islands, which could potentially leave a Legislative Assembly seat empty and trigger a by-election, as well as remove the ability to vote for an unknown number of Falklands residents.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:36 UTC

  Woman who left hate note on Putin's parents' grave arrested

  

  Russian authorities have arrested a woman who left a letter on the grave of Vladimir Putin's parents saying they had “raised a murderer.” She risks several years in prison.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Bank of England to the rescue, “to restore orderly market conditions”

  

  The Bank of England unveiled further measures to calm market turmoil triggered by the UK mini budget announcement. The bank said it would spend up to 5 billion pounds (€5.7 billion, US$5.5 billion) per day on inflation-linked government debt bonds, or gilts, to further prop up Britain's £2.1-trillion bond market.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Controversy among NZ farmers with the proposed methane gas tax

  

  The New Zealand government has anticipated a controversial farm that would tax greenhouse gases from animals with the purpose of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Allegedly it would be a first in the world and farmers should be able to recover the expense by raising the price of items that are environmentally friendly.