International

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  “Crystal Endeavor” with sanitary protocols tested, off to Antarctica

  

  Polar class vessel Crystal Endeavor departed from Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of Argentina on her first-ever expedition voyage to Antarctica, after receiving the epidemiological clearance from local sanitary authorities on Wednesday.

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Why China and India aren’t the climate villains of COP26

  

  By Daniel Parsons and Martin Taylor (*) – The Glasgow Climate Pact urges countries to “accelerate efforts towards phasing down”, rather than “phasing out”, coal power that isn’t mitigated by carbon capture and storage.

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  The Netherlands: scores wounded, arrested amid rioting against anticovid harsh measures

  

  Scores of protesters were wounded or arrested by police Friday in Rotterdam as people took to the streets in response to the Government's intentions to impose harsh, restrictive measures to curb the number of COVID-19 cases.

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 07:35 UTC

  “OTs are an integral part of Global Britain and benefit from a confident UK”, Liz Truss

  

  At the conclusion of a two-day meeting at the Foreign Office, the Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, which brings together UK ministers and Overseas Territories leaders agreed on a joint communiqué which included the agenda of issues addressed. Previous to the JMC the Overseas Territories Association held a meeting of their Political Council.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 17:34 UTC

  Austria back to full lockdown, vaccination mandatory as of Feb. 2022

  

  Austria's Federal Government has announced a full lockdown regardless of vaccination status starting this coming Monday amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. Austria will also become the fourth country in the world after Indonesia, Micronesia, and Turkmenistan to decree a compulsory immunization for the entire population.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  The Antipodas project, a US$2 Billion Subsea Solar Power Cable From Chile To China

  

  By Halev Zaremba Oilprice.com – One of the biggest challenges standing in the way of achieving a 100% renewable energy transition is the fact that key sources of renewable power including wind and solar are variable - meaning that they don’t supply a steady flow of energy production. Instead, they are dependent on external factors such as weather, daylight hours, and seasons.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  Israeli-developed oral COVID-19 vaccine strikes deal with Mexican lab

  

  Pharmaceutical companies from Israel and Mexico have announced an oral vaccine against COVID-19 is to be marketed across Latin America shortly.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  “Significant plans” to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Falklands' campaign

  

  “There are significant plans underway to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands' campaign” and will be soon announced, UK Minister for Defense People and Veterans, Leo Docherty MP said.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Merkel announces tougher restrictions for Germany's unvaxxed

  

  The German Government has announced restrictions are to be imposed on those unvaccinated against COVID-19 in an attempt to curb the current fourth wave.

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 20:26 UTC

  “Climate change threatening the very survival of BOTs”, Prince William

  

  The highlight of this year's Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, meeting between British Overseas Territories leaders and UK cabinet ministers was a speech by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, referred to climate change and the role BOTs play “on the front line”.