International

Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 11:44 UTC
“I ask all Member States to commit to protecting 30% of our blue planet by 2030”

On World Oceans Day we recall that life underwater is essential to life on land. The ocean produces half of the oxygen we breathe. As a major heat and carbon sink, the ocean plays a fundamental role in mitigating climate change. The ocean also provides food for billions around the world.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 11:09 UTC
”On this World Oceans Day, we focus on Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean

The COVID-19 pandemic is a sharp reminder of how we are all intimately connected -- to each other and to nature. As we work to end the pandemic and build back better, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity – and responsibility -- to correct our relationship with the natural world, including the world’s seas and oceans.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 10:38 UTC
Prince Andrew can't get rid of Epstein's curse

The U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for Britain’s Prince Andrew sniped at one another across the Atlantic on Monday, each saying the other side was to blame for the duke’s failure to participate in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking probe.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 08:12 UTC
Jacinda declares NZ free of Covid 19 and lifts all social and economic restrictions

New Zealand lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls after declaring on Monday it was free of the coronavirus, one of the first countries in the world to return to pre-pandemic normality.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Mexican NAFTA negotiator, candidate for director general of WTO

Mexico is set to propose senior trade official Jesus Seade, who helped rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), government sources said.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 07:53 UTC
Germany considers “unacceptable” Trump's decision to withdraw 9,500 troops

Germany’s coordinator for transatlantic ties has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany. Trump has ordered the U.S. military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 07:19 UTC
World Bank loans Mexico one billion dollars to cope with coronavirus effects

Mexico has taken out a one billion US dollars loan from the World Bank as the effects of the coronavirus begin to squeeze the economy, a business newspaper reported on Sunday.
Monday, June 8th 2020 - 12:51 UTC
Canadian aboriginal groups demand independent probe into death of a young indigenous woman by the police

Canadian aboriginal groups on Saturday (June 6) called for an independent probe into the death of an indigenous woman who was shot by a police officer called in for a wellness check.
Monday, June 8th 2020 - 11:09 UTC
La Liga on Thursday with virtualized fans and audio for the international market

La Liga will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added 'fan audio', produced by the makers of the FIFA video game when it returns to action on Thursday
Monday, June 8th 2020 - 10:59 UTC
Infantino preparing FIFA for the new normality

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for discussions over proposals to introduce salary and transfer fee caps to football in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. World football's governing body intends to finalize plans in the coming weeks for a financial relief package following the economic damage caused to the sport by the global health crisis.