International

Friday, November 20th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Johnson announces extra defense funding “to restore UK's position as Europe's foremost naval power”

The Prime Minister has said billions of pounds of extra defense spending will “restore Britain’s position as the foremost naval power in Europe”. On Thursday, Boris Johnson set out a £16,5bn increase in funding to the Ministry of Defense (MOD) over the next four years.
Friday, November 20th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Brexit negotiations on line after a member of the EU team tested Covid-19 positive

Chief Brexit negotiators suspended direct talks on Thursday after a member of the EU team tested positive for Covid-19, but officials were continuing their work in line with health guidelines.
Friday, November 20th 2020 - 07:43 UTC
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary on Friday, an occasion they will be unable to share with their family as England is currently under a coronavirus lockdown.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:36 UTC
Argentina objects the “unilateral” demining of the Falkland Islands

As anticipated, the Argentine government objected to the mines' clearance effort announced by the United Kingdom in Geneva for having been addressed “unilaterally in Argentine territory illegitimately occupied” and in violation of UN Resolution 3149 which calls on both sides to abstain from any unilateral action in the disputed territories.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
Pfizer offers Brazil millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine; record acceleration of contagion in the country

Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it had offered to provide Brazil with millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the first half of 2021, amid evidence the coronavirus is spreading more rapidly in South America's largest country.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Fishermen cut beaks off albatrosses in south-west Atlantic fisheries

A new study has documented a harrowing but increasingly prevalent trend, in which fishermen cut the bills off live albatrosses in order to free them from hooks. Once this barbaric procedure has been performed, trawlermen throw the endangered seabirds back into the ocean to die.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
UK statement on successful completion of Falklands' demining program before the Anti personnel mine ban convention

The United Kingdom made the official presentation in Geneva before the 18th meeting of the States parties Antipersonnel mine ban Convention of the successful Falkland Islands Demining, an eleven-year program which culminated in the clearance of 122 minefields, and was celebrated by the Islands' community last Saturday 14 November.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Celebrates Inaugural Polar Pride Day

On 18 November the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) and the Government of the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) are celebrating the inaugural Polar Pride Day. This day demonstrates a commitment to support and enhance Diversity in Polar Science.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
US land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed until December 21

U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico are expected to remain closed to non-essential travel until Dec. 21 at the earliest amid a rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, officials in Washington and Ottawa said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Shanghai: All frozen foods imports qualified as “high risk” should be tested for coronavirus

The Chinese city of Shanghai has said that all imports of what it qualified as “high risk” frozen foods should be tested for coronavirus and have packaging disinfected before being stored or sold locally.