International

Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Mixed feelings after Glasgow's COP26 final document

One day after closing the UN's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted one historical fact: coal has been sentenced to death as a source of energy over time.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Top British military officer warns of dangers facing Europe

General Nick Carter, Britain's top military officer, has said over the weekend western powers were closer to war with Russia than at any other point since the end of the Cold War.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 08:05 UTC
Austria: Mandatory lockdown for all unvaxxed effective Nov. 15

The Government of Austria has finally ruled in favor of a mandatory nationwide lockdown for all those unvaccinated against COVID-19, effective Nov. 15.
Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Glasgow's Climate Summit needs another day to agree on closing statement

Glasgow's COP26 Climate Summit Friday extended its closure as no consensus could be reached on the event's final day, it was reported.
Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Cruise season starts in Buenos Aires with arrival of first ship

Buenos Aires' cruise season has kicked off with the arrival at the Argentine capital's river port of the US-flagged World Navigator carrying some 100 passengers from Europe, the United States and Canada.
Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:11 UTC
Pfizer seeks clearance for Comirnaty to be used in Brazil on kids aged 5 to 11

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer Friday filed an application before Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) for its COVID-19 vaccine named Comirnaty to be cleared for use on patients aged 5 to 11 years old.
Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Queen will attend Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph

The Queen will attend the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph but miss the General Synod next week, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Friday, November 12th 2021 - 20:10 UTC
UK prison authorities allow Assange to marry mother of his kids

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to get married by UK prison authorities, his fiancee announced Friday. The 50-year-old Australian national is in custody in Britain, pending a court decision on a request for his extradition from the United States.
Friday, November 12th 2021 - 19:07 UTC
Cardiff court hands down 18- month jail sentence to manager behind Argentine footballer's fatal flight

British aviation businessman David Henderson, who organized the private flight from Nantes to Cardiff resulting in the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of “endangering the safety of the aircraft.”
Friday, November 12th 2021 - 18:37 UTC
Austria's unvaccinated on the brink being quarantined yet again

The Government of Upper Austria plans to impose a full lockdown on the region's unvaccinated as of next Monday, despite doubts that this is the right approach at the growing number of COVID-19 infections, it was reported.