International

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  Falklands/UK Airbridge limits seats for civilian passengers

  

  Quarantine requirements both in the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands, combined with global restrictions in air travel, have led to changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge scheduling, it was announced by the Islands' government.
  Specifically, civilian passengers can only travel Southbound on every third flight.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:14 UTC

  Falklands' pub incident: NZ longliner crew members arrested; Magistrate court sentencing July 27

  

  Falkland Islands' Justices of the Peace last week remanded three individuals in custody after they entered guilty pleas for charges of violent disorder. Sonny Ball, Samuel Goldsworthy, and Chassy Duncan appeared at the Summary Court after they were involved in a serious incident on the evening of Monday 29 June.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Face masks in public at all times become mandatory in Catalonia

  

  Catalonia on Wednesday ordered all residents and visitors to wear face masks in public at all times, becoming the first Spanish region to toughen a national directive mandating their use when in close proximity to others.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  “Global Britain” human rights policy faces the challenge of condemning Beijing

  

  Britain's new post-Brexit sanctions regime faces an early test over London's deteriorating relationship with China, as calls mount for it to be used against Beijing officials.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  UK announces a £30 billion package to save jobs and help the young into work

  

  The UK government on Wednesday unveiled a package worth £30 billion (US$37 billion, €33 billion) to save jobs and help the young into work to kick-start the coronavirus-hit economy.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Polynesian sweet potato mystery solved: epic transoceanic journey to South America

  

  New genetic research shows that there was mingling between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America, revealing a single episode of interbreeding roughly 800 years ago after an epic transoceanic journey.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  Scotland exempts quarantine period for arriving travelers from 57 countries and 14 UKOTs. List excludes Latam and Spain

  

  Passengers arriving in Scotland from 57 overseas destinations that have similar or lower levels of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection than Scotland will no longer need to quarantine. Travelers from the 14 UK overseas territories will also be exempt.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Hate speech: Germany insists in regulating online social networks, despite Facebook's promises

  

  Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:16 UTC

  Bayer's weed killer Roundup settlement delayed as new questions arise

  

  Bayer has agreed to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weed killer Roundup caused cancer after a US judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Campaign to stop Johnson&Johnson selling its talk Baby Powder worldwide

  

  More than 170 nonprofit groups on Wednesday called for Johnson & Johnson to stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder world-wide, citing concerns that it contains cancer-causing asbestos, according to a statement from advocacy group Black Women for Wellness.