International

• 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.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 08:00 UTC

  France: Macron reelected but LePen's number of votes raises concern

  

  France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic on the March (LREM) was re-elected Sunday for another five-year term at the helm of the Elysée Palace, clearly surpassing far-right candidate Marine LePen of the National Rally (RN) in the runoff by 58.5% of the votes against 41.5%.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 21:46 UTC

  Earth Day 2022 selected theme, “Invest in our planet”

  

  Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life. First celebrated in 1970, this year marks its 52nd anniversary.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 13:42 UTC

  UK reopens embassy in Ukrainian capital next week

  

  The UK government will re-open the British embassy in Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv next week. The embassy was forced to temporarily close due to Russia’s full-scale and illegal invasion. A contingent of British staff remained in western Ukraine to provide humanitarian and other support.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Argentina seeks to become steady supplier of food to Italy

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Friday met in Rome with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio to broker a deal to make the South American country a steady supplier of food.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth's first broadcast in October 1940 on Children's Hour during Second World War

  

  Queen Elizabeth celebrated this week her 96th birthday this. It was in October 1940, then Princess Elizabeth, who delivered a broadcast on Children’s Hour during the Second World War. The 14-year-old royal, joined by her sister Princess Margaret at Windsor Castle, called on evacuated youngsters to have courage, telling them she and Margaret knew what it was like to be separated from those they loved.

• Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 18:56 UTC

  PAHO says some countries not meeting vaccination targets despite proper supply

  

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Friday reported that over two-thirds of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean is already vaccinated against COVID-19, although certain countries have yet to reach even half of their population.

• Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 18:31 UTC

  Johnson and his “special friend” Modi advance bilateral ties between UK, India

  

  India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson Friday discussed in New Delhi a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, in addition to other matters concerning defense, trade, climate, and energy.