International

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 17:58 UTC

  UK loses measles elimination status, WHO reports

  

  The United Kingdom has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced. The move was based on the spread of cases in 2024 when there were 3,600 suspected cases. However elimination status means there is no sustained transmission so this decision was largely expected, given the scale of the outbreaks in 2024.

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 17:43 UTC

  China’s Xi calls to make Renminbi “a powerful currency,” as Trump is ready to change Fed’s chair

  

  China’s President Xi Jinping has called for the renminbi to achieve global reserve currency status, “a powerful currency” according to remarks published on Saturday in Qiushi, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship ideology journal.

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 13:22 UTC

  Emerging TikTok Best Selling Products And Market Insights

  

  Scrolling through TikTok is often effortless, but engaging that attention into consistent sales of the product can be overwhelming. Trends are rapid, product lifecycles are short, and what sells today may lose momentum tomorrow.

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 10:19 UTC

  Best Custom Controller PS5: Rush Controller Makes Pro Features Accessible to Every PlayStation Gamer

  

  Playstation fans demand controllers that match their personality.

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 02:09 UTC

  Contactless and Cashless: The Future of Payments in Britain

  

  Britain is rapidly moving toward a cashless future. A transition that was once gradual accelerated sharply during the pandemic era, during which time contactless payments became the safest and most convenient way for consumers to shop.

• Saturday, January 31st 2026 - 23:28 UTC

  U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker frees luxury cruise ship trapped in Antarctic sea ice

  

  A high-end expedition cruise vessel, the Scenic Eclipse II, received assistance from the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star after becoming beset by dense sea ice in the Ross Sea in mid-January, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

• Saturday, January 31st 2026 - 01:03 UTC

  Falklands 1690, when English Captain John Strong made the first recorded landing

  

  The Falkland Islands derive their name from Falkland Sound, the name given to the waterway between the two main islands, East and West Falkland by Captain John Strong, who spent several days in the Islands on his ship Welfare in January 1690.

• Friday, January 30th 2026 - 14:29 UTC

  Montevideo to host Spain’s ASPA helicopter aerobatic display marking 100 years of the Plus Ultra flight

  

  Uruguay’s Air Force (FAU) says Montevideo will host an aerobatic helicopter display by Spanish Air Force's Patrulla ASPA on Sunday, 1 February, as part of the centenary commemorations of the historic Plus Ultra flight. The free event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. along Rambla Presidente Wilson, in Montevideo.

• Friday, January 30th 2026 - 07:08 UTC

  French legislation will replace concept of ‘conjugal duty’ with ‘sexual autonomy’

  

  The French Senate is ready to discuss and approve legislation aimed at removing any legal basis for the idea that marriage creates an obligation to ‘conjugal duty’ and engage in sexual relations.

• Friday, January 30th 2026 - 05:35 UTC

  Uruguay’s Orsi heads to China with large delegation to deepen trade and strategic ties

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi has departed for China at the head of a roughly 150-strong delegation, framing the trip as a bid to “increase commercial and economic development” with Uruguay’s top trading partner. Before leaving, Orsi formally handed executive authority to Vice President Carolina Cosse, while the mission’s schedule in Beijing and Shanghai blends top-level political meetings with trade promotion and academic cooperation.