International

Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 07:06 UTC
Boris Johnson loses votes in the Lords over Brexit legislation

The government of Boris Johnson lost three votes in the Lords over its Brexit legislation - its first defeats since the election. Peers supported calls for EU nationals to be given a physical document as proof they have the right to live in the UK after it leaves the bloc.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 06:58 UTC
Johnson hosts summit with African leaders to boost trade and pledges fairer migration

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told African leaders on Monday that Britain would be more open to migrants from their continent after Brexit as he hosted a summit intended to boost trading ties.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 06:51 UTC
European top clubs destabilizing effects, warns La Liga president

La Liga president Javier Tebas has warned Europe's top clubs of the destabilizing effect seeking further riches through a revamped Champions League or FIFA's new Club World Cup will have on national leagues.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 06:43 UTC
New Coronavirus strain human-to-human transmission confirmed; fears for Chinese New Year celebrations

A SARS-like virus that has spread across China and reached three other Asian nations is contagious between humans, a government expert said, and the World Health Organization announced that a key emergency committee would meet this week to discuss the infections. The news came as Wuhan health authorities reported on Tuesday that a fourth person had died of the coronavirus.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 06:34 UTC
More than 470 million currently unemployed or underemployed, warns UN

More than 470 million people worldwide are currently unemployed or underemployed, the UN said on Monday, warning that a lack of access to decent jobs was contributing to social unrest. The global unemployment rate has remained relatively stable over much of the past decade, according to the UN's International Labour Organization.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 06:11 UTC
Venetians in rowing boats protest against giant cruise ships “making waves”

Hundreds of people in small rowing boats protested in front of Venice's St Mark's Square over the weekend to denounce what they say is a proliferation of motor boats that have crowded the waters of the lagoon city.
Monday, January 20th 2020 - 15:59 UTC
Interview: “Pepe” Gómez, the Uruguayan big wave surfer who rubs shoulders with surfing legends

The surfer “Pepe” Gomez slid this week what may be the biggest wave ever surfed by an Uruguayan. He did it in Nazaré, Portugal, where a submarine valley creates the necessary conditions to break a worldwide known wave that reach up to 35 meters high.
Monday, January 20th 2020 - 09:11 UTC
Fernandez off to Israel for a Holocaust Remembrance summit ceremony; Macron, Putin, Pence among attendants

Argentine president Alberto Fernández will visit Jerusalem this week to participate in the International Leaders Forum in Commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Fight against Anti-Semitism, which will constitute his first official trip overseas after taking office on December 10.
Monday, January 20th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Guaidó will meet with Pompeo at counterterrorism conference in Colombia

Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó has travelled to Colombia to participate on Monday alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a regional counterterrorism meeting — a new show of support by the Trump administration for the man it says is the country’s legitimate leader.
Monday, January 20th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
World billionaires are richer than 60% of the global population, Oxfam charity

The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, the charity Oxfam said on Monday. It said poor women and girls were at the bottom of the scale, putting in “12.5 billion hours of unpaid care work each and every day”, estimated to be worth at least US$10.8 trillion a year.