International

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 21:55 UTC

  Spanish trawler sinks in Canadian waters: 7 dead, many missing

  

  A Spanish-flagged trawler has sunk Tuesday off the Newfoundland coast in eastern Canada, killing at least seven people while rescue efforts were underway to find the rest of the crew. Three survivors have been found, and a lifeboat is still missing. Hence hopes are high others could have made it through.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 20:38 UTC

  Duke of York reaches off-court settlement with his alleged victim

  

  The Duke of York has reached an off-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, the American woman who filed sexual abuse charges against him in August 2021, it was reported Tuesday.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  ICC prosecutor not to investigate Evo for 2020 road blockades in Bolivia

  

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Dutch town of The Hague has refused to iunvestigate former Bolivian President Evo Morales for alleged crimes against humanity, it was announced Monday.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Repsol now blames Italian tanker for oil slick off Peru's shore

  

  Spanish state-run oil company Repsol now blames a “sudden movement” of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum tanker caused the Jan. 15 spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil off the coast of Lima, which has caused a major environmental disaster in the region.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  UK/Brazil clash over an Expanded Trade Partnership; beef and other meats the stumbling barrier

  

  Brazil has been reluctant to take forward negotiations for an Expanded Trade Partnership, ETP, with the UK since Brasilia claims that the terms offered were disappointing, and unbalanced since they only contemplated the interests of Britain, “ignoring Brazil's demand to increase its exports to the UK”.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  US relocates Ukrainian embassy as a precaution

  

  The Government of the United States has decided to temporarily shift its Embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv, near the Polish border, as a precaution amid mounting rumors of a Russian invasion allegedly scheduled for Feb.16, just when Presidents Vladimir Putin and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro are to meet in Moscow.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Chagossian people return to their home islands and claim Mauritius sovereignty; Foreign Office rejects claim

  

  Another “invasion” of a British Overseas Territory, peaceful, but which included the flag raising of the disputed islands alleged claimants, plus a presidential message, and the small party dancing of joy for their recovered land? Yes and No.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  Global Britain Commission planning to equal Germany's export prowess

  

  Boosting UK exports could result in a £500bn Brexit uplift creating some five million new jobs, according to the Global Britain Commission, a group of business leaders led by former trade minister Liam Fox.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 08:58 UTC

  Texas files lawsuit against Facebook/Meta for violating biometric data

  

  The Attorney General of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly “knowingly” violating state laws in how the social media giant collects and handles biometric data.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 08:55 UTC

  Like father like son: Trudeau declares Canadian emergency

  

  Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday declared a national public emergency so as to legally justify the use of force in order to end protests against his anti-COVID-19 restrictions.