International

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  UK government message, “back to work” to help the economy recover

  

  Britain's government is urging people to return to their offices and workplaces to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  UK has raised Falklands' interest in the post-Brexit negotiations with EU

  

  Falkland Islands' lawmakers in a recent visit to London completed a round of talks with Foreign Office and other UK government officials to address several issues of interest, Brexit/EU talks, including fisheries, trade, and the current Argentine government aggressive diplomacy towards the Islands, among other points.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  UK and Argentine ambassadors present credentials to Uruguayan president Lacalle Pou

  

  Six new ambassadors, including Faye O'Connor from UK, presented their Letters of Accreditation to Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou, during a ceremony at Government House on Thursday.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentine barley exports benefit from China Australia trade conflict

  

  Argentine barley shipments have started streaming toward China after a three-year lull as a trade conflict between Asia’s top buyer and main supplier Australia changes global supply flows of the grain used for livestock feed and beer.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  Rockhopper Exploration sells Ireland's United Oil stake for €3.4m

  

  Rockhopper Exploration has sold its 18.3% stake in Ireland-based United Oil & Gas for US$ 4m (€3.4m). The deal announced tonight concludes United’s reverse takeover earlier this year of Rockhopper’s Egyptian subsidiary and its operations in the Abu Sennan oil field for US$ 15.5m (€13m).

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Parade of penguins waddling to burrows, a lockdown online hit in Australia

  

  A nightly penguin parade live-streamed from a deserted Australian park has become an online lockdown hit, with hundreds of thousands tuning in to watch the cute creatures waddle back to their burrows from the sea.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Turkey gives passports to a dozen members of Hamas in Istanbul, claims Israel

  

  Turkey has given passports to a dozen Hamas members in Istanbul, a senior Israeli diplomat said on Wednesday, describing the move as “a very unfriendly step” which his government would raise with Turkish officials.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:43 UTC

  Argentina notifies IMF of a request for a new fund arrangement

  

  IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, spoke with Argentina President Alberto Fernández on Wednesday, when conversations for a new credit arrangement were launched. The Managing Director made the following statement at the conclusion of the meeting:

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  City of Berlin bans demonstrations this weekend to oppose pandemic measures

  

  The city of Berlin has banned demonstrations planned for this weekend to oppose measures imposed to stem the coronavirus pandemic after organizers of a rally earlier this month failed to ensure marchers wore masks and kept their distance.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  UK government U-turn, face masks mandatory at secondary schools

  

  It will be mandatory for pupils to wear face masks in communal areas of secondary schools in England in places with local lockdowns, Britain's education minister Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday after a government U-turn on enforcing their use.