International

Thursday, February 13th 2020 - 09:56 UTC
Suspects of journalist terrorist killing in Londonderry arrested and charged

Police in Northern Ireland on Wednesday charged a middle-aged man with the 2019 murder of journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot dead during rioting in the city of Londonderry.
Thursday, February 13th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
The first Coronavirus test kits sent by US health authorities were faulty

The number of test kits sent out by US health authorities to labs across the country to diagnose the deadly novel coronavirus is faulty, a senior official said on Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began shipping 200 test kits nationwide on Feb 5 to speed up the diagnosis of US cases of COVID-19, which currently number 13.
Thursday, February 13th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Investigation into French connection of killing of Maltese journalist

French justice officials have opened an investigation in connection with the 2017 killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia to determine if there was a French connection, they said on Wednesday.
Thursday, February 13th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
Francis dismisses proposal to allow married men to be ordained in Amazon region

Pope Francis, in one of the most significant decisions of his papacy, on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in the Amazon region to ease an acute scarcity of priests.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 11:24 UTC
Heathrow may fall behind Paris as Europe’s number 1 airport hub

Despite record-breaking start to the year at Heathrow, latest figures show that EU competitor, Charles de Gaulle, is growing at twice the rate and is set to overtake as Europe’s leading hub airport within the next 2 years.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:52 UTC
Argentine flatworm and predator Obama nungara, has become a plague of French gardens

One of the consequences of globalization is the inadvertent human-mediated spread of invasive species. The presence of a new invader, named Obama nungara, is reported in France by an international team led by Jean-Lou Justine of ISYEB (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France). This is the first study of this invasion, reported in an article published in the open-access journal PeerJ.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:38 UTC
New chapter of the legal saga: Google will appeal a 2.4bn Euro penalty from the EU's antitrust regulator

Google and the EU have a big day in court on Wednesday as the search engine giant enters a new phase of a legal saga that began a decade ago. The Silicon Valley juggernaut is appealing a 2.4 billion Euro (US$2.6 billion) fine from 2017 that was the first in a series of major penalties from the European Commission, the EU's powerful anti-trust regulator.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:32 UTC
Brazilian governor believes less protection of sugar will mean lower prices for consumers

The governor of Sao Paulo said on Monday at an industry conference that less protection of sugar would guarantee better access and lower prices for consumers. “Sugar is the most protected product in the market, the reduction of tax and non-tax barriers would guarantee better access,” Joao Doria said in his opening remarks at a three-day industry meet in Dubai.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Guaido returns to Venezuela greeted by supporters but also attacked by Maduro government thugs

Opposition leader Juan Guaido returned to Venezuela on Tuesday following a 23-day international tour in which he defied a ban on leaving the country imposed by President Nicolas Maduro's government. Guaido announced his return on Twitter before being greeted by a throng of cheering supporters at the Caracas international airport, where he arrived on a flight from Portugal.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
The Danish central bank experience with record negative interest rate could be coming to an end

Denmark and Switzerland have long shared the world record in negative interest rates, at minus 0.75%. But that may be about to change. Economists at some of the biggest Nordic banks say Denmark, which pegs the krone to the euro, is likely to raise its key rate in the coming months.