International

Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:21 UTC
Pink glacial ice in the Alps caused by algae surprises scientists

Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:03 UTC
Lockouts re-imposed in areas of Galicia and Catalonia

The northwestern Spanish region of Galicia imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people on Sunday following a COVID-19 outbreak, a day after Catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 06:52 UTC
“It's crystal clear” that drunk people cannot socially distance, London police

Britain's police said on Sunday that revelers who packed London's Soho district the night pubs finally reopened made it “crystal clear” that drunk people cannot socially distance.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 06:48 UTC
British historian who said slavery was not genocide, quits Cambridge University

A British royal historian who said slavery was not genocide has quit his honorary position at Cambridge University and been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins. The comments from Professor David Starkey came during a period of soul searching in Britain over its colonial past.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Portuguese tourism industry furious with England over the quarantine measures

Portugal's tourism sector reacted with fury and disbelief at Britain's decision to maintain a quarantine regime for travelers coming from Portugal despite having a higher number of coronavirus cases and deaths.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Trudeau not sure he will attend trade treaty celebration in Washington with Trump and Lopez Obrador

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was still unsure whether he would go to Washington DC next week to celebrate a new North American trade treaty, citing concern about possible US tariffs on aluminum.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Monuments vandalizing spree: Copenhagen's Little Mermaid described as a “racist fish”

Denmark woke up on Friday to the words “racist fish” scrawled across the base of the Little Mermaid, the bronze statue honoring Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale that perches on a rock in the sea off a pier in Copenhagen.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:27 UTC
Putin mocks US embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights

President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the US embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights, suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:15 UTC
UN questions as “vague and overly broad” Hong Kong's national security law

The UN human rights office voiced concern on Friday that “vague and overly broad” provisions in the national security law for Hong Kong may lead to arbitrary interpretation and prosecutions of activists in violation of freedoms of assembly and expression.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:09 UTC
Germany makes up skirting a criminal offence punishable with up two years in prison

Germany is making up-skirting, surreptitiously taking photographs or filming under a person's clothing, a criminal offense punishable with fines or up to two years in prison.