International

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  South Georgia appoints new Director of Operations; Steve Winn has a long maritime experience

  

  Following a highly competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI announced the appointment of Steve Winn as our new Director of Operations.

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Trudeau to remain Canadian PM until 2025

  

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has brokered a deal with opposition leaders to stay in office until 2025, it was announced Tuesday in Ottawa.

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 07:00 UTC

  Platinum Jubilee Tour: Cambridges arrive in Jamaica

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Tuesday landed in Jamaica, the second stop of their Caribbean tour to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrates her seven decades on the British throne.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Ukraine anticipates spring crops cut by half; only 7 out of 15 million hectares were sown

  

  As a result of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's agricultural minister Roman Leshchenko said he expects his country's spring crop area may be halved this year to only 7 million hectares.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Some “rotten apples” in London's Metropolitan Police, independent report

  

  Quite a few rotten apples have emerged from an independent report into the functioning of London's Metropolitan Police published on Tuesday, and despite situations of internal shortfalls and links to criminals within the force, there is no evidence of institutional corruption.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Brazilian two-month record breaking sales of soybeans and rice

  

  Brazilian oilseeds and grain exports are booming. China's purchases of soybeans more than doubled in the first two months of the year, while husk rice overseas sales during February jumped 65% compared to a year ago.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands' Liberation: 5,6 miles yomp Charity challenge, remembering Royal Marines epic 56 mile yomp in 1982

  

  Britain's Royal Marines Charity has set a challenge for its supporters, wherever they are in the world, to run, walk or cycle 5.6 miles in June to mark 40 years since the liberation of the Falkland Islands and raise money.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 22:27 UTC

  New epidemiological scenario in restriction-free Europe

  

  World Health Organization Director for Europe Hans Kluge Tuesday pointed out during a press conference in Moldova that the epidemiological situation on the continent must still be monitored.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 21:58 UTC

  German family of 17 deported from Paraguay due to lack of COVID-19 vax

  

  Paraguayan authorities have deported a German family of 17 people who were all unvaccinated against COVID-19. They had sold all their assets to settle in the South American country, where other groups of European nationals have been reported to have migrated to avoid immunization mandates.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Biden not going to Ukraine but Boris Johnson might

  

  US President Joseph Biden will not be traveling to Ukraine during his trip to Europe this week to meet with NATO and EU allies. But British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly expressed his interest in a journey to Kyiv to bring a solid sign of support to Volodimir Zelensky.