International

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:03 UTC

  Major oil companies, Shell, BP, Equinor exiting interests in Russia

  

  Shell joined BP in announcing it will leave all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, following on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Earlier BP also abandoned its share in Russian oil giant Rosneft, a move that could cost the British company over US$25 billion.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 07:07 UTC

  Nord Stream 2 pipeline builder files for insolvency and leaves staff redundant

  

  The Swiss company that built the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, supposed to double the Russian gas supply to Germany, has filed for insolvency and left redundant all its staff, according to Swiss radio SRF. The US$ 11bn pipeline, which runs between Russia and Germany, was completed last September and waiting for final approval from German authorities, but was put on hold following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 23:58 UTC

  Venezuelan leader strongly supports Putin

  

  Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Tuesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin on the telephone to express his “strong support” and wish him well regarding the military deployment in Ukraine, according to Kremlin sources.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 22:51 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth back at work after defeating COVID-19

  

  Queen Elizabeth II took part in two engagements Tuesday, proving she was back “on the mend” from COVID-19 and very much alive, despite fake news saying she had passed away.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  NASA and Russians continue to operate jointly the Space Station

  

  The US space agency, NASA, said on Monday that the agency continues to operate the International Space Station with all its partners, including Russia. However, there is close contact with the State Department.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Ukraine: Bolsonaro offers humanitarian help but Brazil shall remain neutral

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Monday vowed to grant humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees but insisted on his country’s neutral stance regarding Russia’s invasion.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  “China does not agree with unilateral sanctions that lack the basis of international law”, foreign ministry spokesperson

  

  China's foreign ministry spokesperson during the daily media conference called for an end to the Cold War mentality and emphasized that Beijing does not agree to resolve issues with sanctions that lack the basis of international law.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Argentine Foreign Minister insists UK needs to explain what happened to 1982 nukes

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday insisted the United Kingdom had sent nuclear weapons to the Falkland Islands in 1982 and claimed British authorities should come clean about the issue.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Chilean president-elect again condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

  

  Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric has again strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called on public opinion to watch and listen closely to the nine minutes message of Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski to the Russian people.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  IPCC reveals global impact of human induced climate change

  

  A new report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published on Monday 28 February, has outlined the causes, impacts, and solutions to climate change.