International

• Monday, December 16th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Smoke choked Sydney facing a “public health emergency”

  

  Australia's biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading doctors warned on Monday after hospitals reported a dramatic spike in casualty department visits.

• Saturday, December 14th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  Cabo Verde Airlines launched regular flights between Sal Island and Porto Alegre, Brazil

  

  The inaugural flight between Porto Alegre and Sal took place this Thursday, December 12th, departing from Salgado Filho Airport at 08.55 pm, local time, and arriving at Amílcar Cabral International Airport at 07.55 am, local time.

• Friday, December 13th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government expects “Robust budgeting” amid “challenging” international relations scenario

  

  “As a government we continue to be careful stewards of our finances and operate a robust and credible budgeting process that is both open and transparent,” Falkland Islands Government’s Chief Executive Barry Rowland stated during a speech to Legislative Assembly.

• Friday, December 13th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Baroness Gloria Hooper headed the UK delegation that attended Fernandez' inauguration

  

  Baroness Gloria Hooper, Honorary President of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Latin America and a member of the House of Lords, visited Argentina from 8-12 December. The main purpose of the visit was to lead the UK delegation attending Alberto Fernández’s inauguration ceremony.

• Friday, December 13th 2019 - 03:24 UTC

  Tory landslide win paves way for Brexit-exit polls

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party seemed to be on its way to an astounding landslide victory in Thursday general election with would match the party's results from times of Baroness Margaret Thatcher in 1987 and Labour's historic low of 1935, according to exit polls.

• Friday, December 13th 2019 - 03:00 UTC

  US and China closer to striking final trade deal: end of uncertainty for investors foreseeable

  

  The United States have reached a phase one trade deal with China, unofficial White House sources leaked to the press Thursday, pending approval from President Donald Trump.

• Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 15:01 UTC

  Petrobras awards long-term FPSO contract to Dutch operators SBM Offshore

  

  The Dutch company SBM Offshore has been awarded a much-coveted long-term FPSO contract by Petrobras, it was announced Wednesday.

• Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 03:43 UTC

  Survey says PM Johnson's lead over Corbyn narrower for Thursday's polls

  

  British voters are set to make history in Thursday's general election where much more than who will become Prime Minister is at stake. It is, admittedly, about deciding who will govern for the next five years, but more than that, it is about whether the nation stays or leaves the European Union and everything it entails.

• Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 03:35 UTC

  Greta youngest ever winner of Time Magazine's POY Award

  

  Swedish climate change teenage activist Greta Thunberg was chosen Wednesday as Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year (POY) award, the New York-based publication announced, thus becoming the youngest person ever to receive the accolade.

• Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 03:24 UTC

  Bolsonaro calls climate activist Greta Thunberg “a brat” over Tweeter posting

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday dubbed activist Greta Thunberg “a brat” after the 16-year-old Swede denounced the murder of two indigenous people in the Amazon region and pointed fingers at illegal deforestation.