International

Monday, February 7th 2022 - 06:18 UTC
Buckingham Palace releases new portrait of Queen Elizabeth

On the celebration of Queen Elizabeth's historic Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace has released a new portrait of the 95-year-old, who on Sunday marked 70 years on the throne.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 23:49 UTC
Endurance22 expedition nosed its course for Antarctica in search of the whereabouts of Shackleton's shipwreck

Today, February 5th at 0700 GMT, a chunky, cherry-red ice breaker nosed its way out of Cape Town’s famous Table Bay, and shaped a course for Antarctica, 3000 nautical miles to the South West.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 15:45 UTC
Omicron subvariant found in 57 countries, WHO says

The World Health Organization has released a report this week saying a new sublineage of the SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant has already been detected in 57 countries. According to some researchers, the new version is more contagious than the original Omicron.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 14:03 UTC
Ambassador Stanley holds talks with Argentine Cabinet Chief Manzur

Following Argentine President Alberto Fernández's remarks to his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to which the South American country needed to be freer from the United States and the International Monetary Fund, Washington's envoy to Buenos Aires held a meeting Friday with Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 13:53 UTC
Despite Western boycott, Beijing Winter Olympics begin

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are underway despite a diplomatic boycott and after a ceremony held at the National Stadium - built for the 2008 Summer Games - amid strict health protocols to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 10:22 UTC
Argentina expects more support from the EU on the “Malvinas issue” after Brexit

Since the Falkland Islands ceased to be a European Union (EU) Community overseas territory after the Brexit, Argentina seeks more support from the bloc in the negotiation claim with the United Kingdom on the South Atlantic British territory. It was explained by the Argentine Secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica, and South Atlantic, Guillermo Carmona in an interview with EFE.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Former German chancellor criticized for being member of Russian energy companies' boards

In the midst of the conflicting situation between NATO and the US, with Russia, regarding a possible invasion of Ukraine and which has the European continent on the edge, a former German chancellor was appointed to the supervisory board of the Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom, one of the largest energy corporations in the world.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Iceland to end commercial whaling by 2024 and plans to further promote whales' sightseeing

Iceland will end commercial whaling by 2024, announced Fisheries minister Svandis Svavarsdottir in a piece published in the Reykjavik daily Morgunbladid. The lawmaker representing the ruling coalition led by the Left Greens said, “there are few justifications to authorize the whale hunt beyond 2024,” adding “there is little proof that there is any economic advantage to this activity”.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Interested in a “Platinum Jubbly” mug for £3?

Souvenir mugs, plates, and other crockery to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee, which was imported from China, have become collectors memorabilia because of a glaring mistake. The text in the 10,800 pieces, which is meant to read, “To commemorate the Platinum Jubilee”, instead reads, “To commemorate the Platinum Jubbly”
Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Argentine navy rescues stranded Russian scientific vessel in Antarctica

An Argentine Navy vessel from the Antarctic Combined Patrol shared with Chile, and currently on duty, helped to rescue the Russian scientific vessel “Professor Logachev”, which was stranded and with no self-propulsion at Lasserre Bay, next to the Polish Antarctic Station Arctowski in King George Island.