International

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:47 UTC

  Charles Darwin HMS Beagle unearthed dock in Essex under Historic England protection

  

  The remains of a rare 19th Century dock built for Charles Darwin's ship HMS Beagle has been recognized as a site of national importance. The submerged mud berth on the River Roach in Rochford, Essex, will now be protected against unauthorized change.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:46 UTC

  Saudi Arabia to cut oil production to a decade record low of 7,5 million bpd

  

  Saudi Arabia said on Monday it had asked oil giant Aramco to cut an additional one million barrels per day from June, to support prices that have crashed during the coronavirus crisis.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:24 UTC

  “No mandate to invite Taiwan” to WHO assembly; Beijing warns New Zealand “to stop making wrong statements”

  

  The World Health Organization's director-general has “no mandate” to invite Taiwan to take part in its assembly next week, the body's lawyer said on Monday, adding member states had “divergent views” on the self-ruled island's participation.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 19:49 UTC

  End of nightmare for Greg Mortimer cruise crew members who begin their long journey back home

  

  Finally a month after passengers were rescued and medically evacuated to Australia from Uruguay, the 89 crew which remained trapped in the coronavirus infested “Greg Mortimer” cruise have started their long return home.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  China and US clash over reference to WHO in a UN global cease fire statement

  

  China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, and it was “shocking and regretful” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat said.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Oil glut and lack of storage continues to weigh on oil prices

  

  Oil prices opened about one percent lower on Sunday as a persistent glut continued to weigh on prices and COVID-19 eroded global oil demand even as some governments began to ease lockdowns.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  Germany and EU will become less foreign dependent in medical industry, minister Altmaier

  

  The coronavirus pandemic has shown Europe is too reliant on other countries for some medical supplies, and European states should work together to further diversify international supply chains, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in an interview with global media.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Serious fist and stone incident in India-China border post in disputed area

  

  Several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a high-altitude cross-border clash involving fistfights and stone-throwing at a remote but strategically important mountain pass near Tibet, the Indian Army said on Sunday.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:07 UTC

  Netherlands aligns with “protectionist” French policy in trade deals conditions

  

  France and the Netherlands have joined forces to urge the European Union to enforce environmental and labor standards more forcefully with countries the bloc signs trade deals with, according to a document anticipated by the Financial Times.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 07:36 UTC

  UK schools and shops to begin opening June first; Outdoor exercises and some sports from Wednesday

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday announced a phased plan to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with schools and shops to begin opening from Jun 1 - as long as infection rates stay low.