International

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Women who have frequent sex delay entering menopause

  

  Women approaching menopause who have frequent sex are less likely to cross that threshold than women of the same age who are not as active sexually, researchers said on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Last year, the warmest on record for the world's oceans long term trend

  

  Last year was the warmest year on record for the world's oceans, part of a long-term warming trend, according to a study released on Monday. “If you look at the ocean heat content, 2019 is by far the hottest, 2018 is second, 2017 is third, 2015 is fourth, and then 2016 is fifth,” said Kevin E. Trenberth, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, NCAR, and an author on the study.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Labour leadership succession race: pragmatic center or a radical “proud Socialist”

  

  Five MPs formally entered the race on Monday to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain's main opposition Labour party, and rebuild their movement after last month's disastrous election.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Money markets react to US decision reversing China as a currency manipulator

  

  The Yen plumbed an eight-month low while the Yuan climbed to its highest level since July on Tuesday after the U.S. Treasury Department reversed its decision in August to designate China as a currency manipulator.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Protests in Iran against ayatollahs, “Clerics get lost”; five nations to discuss legal actions over downed Ukrainian airplane

  

  Protesters took to the streets of Iran to denounce the country’s clerical rulers and riot police deployed to face them in a third day of demonstrations on Monday after authorities acknowledged shooting down a passenger plane by mistake.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:33 UTC

  Killing Soleimani part of a broader policy of real deterrence to challenges, said Pompeo

  

  United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by US foes that also applies to China and Russia, further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on US targets.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Venice, from severe flooding to almost dry canals in two months

  

  Low tides have left canals in Venice almost dry, just two months after severe flooding left much of the Italian city under water. Boats have been seen almost beached as water levels dip drastically.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Barcelona overtakes Real Madrid as top of the Deloitte Football Money League

  

  Barcelona have overtaken Real Madrid to top the Deloitte Football Money League for the first time and become the first club to break the 800 million Euros revenue barrier. The 23rd edition of the table shows an 11% rise in combined revenues, excluding transfer fees, for the top 20 clubs who between them enjoyed turnovers of a record 9.3 billion euros for the 2018-19 season.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Kirchnerite old hands back in the foreign ministry; Argüello ambassador in US and Bielsa in Chile

  

  Kirchnerite old hands are back at the Argentine ministry of foreign affairs and worship. The most outstanding is Jorge Argüello who was appointed ambassador in Washington but at the same time coordinator of other appointments in the different multilateral and regional organizations in the US capital, such as IMF, World Bank, Inter American Development Bank and the OAS.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Bush fires scorching Australia threaten PM Scott Morrison political survival

  

  After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday he will propose a national review into the response to the disaster, as the fires claimed another firefighter's life.