International

• Saturday, May 16th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  Britain-EU round of post Brexit talks end with scant progress

  

  Britain and the European Union urged each other on Friday to give ground in talks over a post-Brexit trade deal or risk failure in tetchy exchanges after the latest bout of bargaining ended with scant progress.

• Saturday, May 16th 2020 - 07:31 UTC

  Physicians call for funding WHO but also admit it is need of dire reform, free of political assaults

  

  A plea to all governments to continue providing the World Health Organization, WHO, with sufficient funds has come from physician leaders from across the world.

• Saturday, May 16th 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  China calls on the US to “fulfill their financial obligations to the United Nations”

  

  China on Friday issued a statement calling on all UN member states to “actively fulfill their financial obligations to the United Nations,” stressing that Washington owes the organization more than US$2 billion.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 11:03 UTC

  A Falklands' milestone: opening of Mount Pleasant airport 35 years ago

  

  May 12 was the 35th anniversary of the opening of Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands. A milestone that definitively changed the life and future of the Islands, helping to boost trade and tourism.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:27 UTC

  Trump not interested in speaking with president Xi and suggests cutting “whole relationship with China”

  

  President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the world’s second-largest economy.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:13 UTC

  OPEC slashes 2020 global oil demand because of the virus recession

  

  OPEC again slashed its forecast for global oil demand this year as the coronavirus outbreak causes a global recession, although it said record supply cuts by the group and other producers were already helping rebalance the market.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:07 UTC

  Thermal scanning for people attending masses in St Peter's and other papal basilicas

  

  People attending Masses in St. Peter's and other papal basilicas in Rome will have their temperature checked as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:05 UTC

  Trump administration issues Global Maritime Advisory guidelines for ship owners and insurers

  

  The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help ship owners and insurers avoid the risks of sanctions penalties, standards that maritime players and a senior State Department official said were modified following months of discussions with industry.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:04 UTC

  Massive €18 billion support for France's tourism sector, “rescuing it is a national priority”

  

  France announced measures worth €18 billion (US$19 billion) to support its tourism sector, which has been hammered by the COVID-19 crisis and resulting shutdown in beaches, leisure attractions, and hotels.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  China's industrial output in April returned to growth but retail sales remained weak

  

  China's industrial output returned to growth for the first time this year in April, official data showed on Friday, as the country continued its gradual recovery after the coronavirus brought activity to a near-halt.