International

Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
France does not rule out a post Brexit no deal with UK, “but those who need it most are the British”

A senior French official said she could not rule out the European Union's trade talks with departed ex-member Britain ending without a deal though it was in the British interest to reach one.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Spain reopens borders on Sunday hoping to re-launch the tourism season

Spain reopened its borders on Sunday, a significant stage in Europe's gradual reopening after its battle against the coronavirus, as infections in Latin America surged past two million.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Ocean floor topography to be completed by 2030; so far a fifth has been covered

Plans to map the entire ocean floor by 2030 are going ahead despite the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, officials leading the project said, with almost a fifth covered so far.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 07:43 UTC
London City Airport receives first commercial flight in three months

London City Airport received its first commercial flight in nearly three months on Sunday as Britain moved another step closer to fully emerging from its coronavirus lockdown on Jul 4.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 07:21 UTC
Reliance Industries chairman makes it to the top ten richest people of the world

Asia's richest man has entered a new league of wealth. The net worth of Mr. Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, has jumped to US$64.5 billion, making him the only Asian tycoon in the exclusive club of the world's top 10 richest people, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 - 07:02 UTC
Waste water analysis in Europe advance the Covid 19 pandemic two/three months before fist reported cases

The coronavirus was already present in two large cities in northern Italy in December, over two months before the first case was detected, a national health institute study of waste water has found.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 - 06:57 UTC
Colgate-Palmolive reviewing name of Chinese “black person toothpaste”

Colgate-Palmolive said it was working to review and evolve its Chinese toothpaste brand, Darlie, the latest in a string of brand reassessments amid a US debate on racial inequality.
Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 11:05 UTC
Europe working with US on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization

European governments are working with the United States on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization, a top health official for a European country said, signalling that Europe shares some of the concerns that led Washington to say it would quit.
Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 10:19 UTC
Argentina extends deadline for bondholders to accept debt deal to July 24

Argentina extended a deadline for bondholders to accept a debt restructuring proposal for the fifth time as creditors blamed the government for “walking away” from talks.
Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 10:05 UTC
Focus on substance of racism and less on symbols, Boris Johnson suggests

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday (Jun 19) that people should focus less on symbols and more on the substance of racism, adding that he saw no reason for any ban on the rugby song “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”.