International

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Billions of people breathe unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, WHO report

  

  Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits and threatens their health. A record number of over 6000 cities in 117 countries are now monitoring air quality, but the people living in them are still breathing unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, with people in low and middle-income countries suffering the highest exposures.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  British PM gets involved in sports issues affecting global affairs

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has voiced his stance regarding several issues linked to sports. He demanded harsher sanctions against Russian athletes after their country invaded Ukraine and also stressed that biological males should not take part in women’s competitions.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 07:47 UTC

  Malta ordered to end “golden passport” scheme granting EU citizenship to rich individuals

  

  Malta has been officially warned by the European Commission to end the so-called “golden passport” scheme, the lucrative practice of selling EU citizenship to rich individuals. Other culprits include Bulgaria and Cyprus but according to the EC are moving to end the practice.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 20:38 UTC

  Argentine scientists and lawmakers recommend returning to GMT -4

  

  The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Argentine Province of Mendoza's Lower House this week began analyzing a bill to adopt a daylight saving time system and go rogue to GMT -4, it was reported.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Massive investments in Guyana's oil and gas industry by Exxon-Mobil

  

  Exxon Mobil is investing heavily off the coast of Guyana expecting future production of some 1,2 million barrels per day of oil and gas by 2027. According to the company the fourth oil project production off Guyana will receive an investment of US$ 10 billion.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:32 UTC

  Paraguay advised to monitor inflation and tackle State spending

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a recommendation to the Government of Paraguay IMF to keep an eye on inflation and move forward with structural reforms in addition to improving State spending.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Princess Anne attends Falklands' war anniversary service at St. Paul's Cathedral

  

  Princess Royal has joined veterans at a service to remember those who fought or died in the Falklands War, and to mark the conflict’s 40th anniversary. The Falkland Islands Government organized the service of reflection and remembrance in St Faith’s Chapel at St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Belarus reopens sales of potash; extent of Western sanctions on Russian fertilizers not clear

  

  Belarus announced that it is authorizing licenses for the export of potash beginning this month, according to the official news agency RIA. Russia's close ally is the world’s third-largest producer of potash, widely used in soy production. Belaruskali, a local state-owned company, is among the world’s leading companies in the field.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Scientists now watching “recombinant” lineages of SARS-CoV-2

  

  As cases of COVID-19 worldwide are waning down and more so are the disease's deadly effects, scientists worldwide are beginning to harbor new concerns over the appearance and spread of the so-called recombinant lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  COVID-19 booster shots are better if specific brands are used

  

  According to a study released Tuesday by Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), patients who have taken the two-shot scheme of CoronaVac's drug would be better off if they receive a booster injection of the Pfizer vaccine.