International

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Liz Truss, if PM, looking at “nuclear” option of cutting VAT 5% across the board, media reports

  

  Tory leader candidate and good chances of becoming the next British prime minister, Liz Truss would prioritize tax cuts over giving direct payments to every household to help cover the cost of rising energy bills. Reports suggest Ms Truss is considering cutting VAT across the board by 5%.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Gibraltar included in the Home Office list of recognized cities

  

  Gibraltar has been included in the Home Office's list of recognized cities. Although the Rock was awarded city status in 1842, it was under Diocesan Letters Patent and not under the normal City Status Letters Patent and therefore never ended up on the official list.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Russian spy in Italy claimed she had been born in Peru

  

  A Russian female spy posing as a socialite allegedly born in Peru had infiltrated a NATO base in Italy for years, it was reported Friday.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  India sides with Argentina on Malvinas Question, calls for negotiations

  

  India on Friday reiterated support for international negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the Southern Atlantic, according to the Indian media.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Liz Truss and Macron exchange “flowers” on UK/French relations

  

  French president Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Algeria, took time to comment on remarks from the most serious candidate to become the next British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and said he would not “for a second” hesitate to say “the United Kingdom is a friend of France,” despite its leaders or minor mistakes.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  German consul in Rio released from custody in husband's death probe

  

  Rio de Janeiro Judge Rosa Helena Macedo Guita from the 2nd Criminal Court Friday ordered the release of German Consul Uwe Herbert Hahn from custody after he had been arrested earlier this month in connection with his Belgian husband's death in fudgy circumstances.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Moderna sues Pfizer/Biontech over Covid-19 vax patent

  

  US pharmaceutical company Moderna Friday sued Pfizer / BioNTech over patent ownership infringement regarding the COVID-19 RNA vaccine

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:14 UTC

  Sale of peat banned in England from 2024; peat bogs crucial for soaking carbon

  

  Sales of peat to amateur gardeners will be banned in England from 2024, the government has confirmed. The move follows a consultation and is part of a pledge to restore peat lands. These wild, boggy places are sometimes referred to as the UK's rainforests, because of their ability to soak up vast quantities of carbon.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 18:50 UTC

  Argentine Superminister Massa discusses bilateral ties with Indian FM

  

  Argentina's Superminister Sergio Massa Friday called for the strengthening of bilateral trade with India after a meeting with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is touring Latin America and held an encounter Thursday with President Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Russia replacing Brazil as one of China's main oil suppliers

  

  Russia has become China's main oil supplier for the third month running during July, according to information from Hong Kong market analysts. Apparently independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cutting shipments from rival suppliers such as Angola and Brazil.