International

Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Ferry crew find 25 migrants in refrigerated container bound for UK

A ferry crew found 25 migrants in a refrigerated container on a boat sailing from the Netherlands to Britain on Tuesday, emergency services said. The cargo vessel bound for Felixstowe returned to the Dutch port of Vlaardingen, near Rotterdam, as soon as the stowaways were found, they said in a statement.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Australia lifts fire danger to “catastrophic” and closes schools in the southeast

More than 100 schools in Australia's southeast were closed on Wednesday and officials warned people in high-risk zones to be ready to evacuate as forecast high temperatures risked opening up a new front in raging bushfires.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:49 UTC
FBI regrets not having acted more swiftly in the intellectual property dispute with Beijing

The FBI wished it had taken swifter action as Beijing recruited US-based researchers to transfer intellectual property from American laboratories, a senior official at the agency said on Tuesday during Senate testimony.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:42 UTC
French minister meets northeast Brazil states governors to discuss sustainable development

French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, met on Tuesday in Paris with the Brazilian governors of the nine states of the consortium for sustainable development in the northeast of the country.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 07:25 UTC
One for the French ducks: court rules they can carry on quacking

The ducks on a small French smallholding may carry on quacking, a French court ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a neighbor's complaint that the birds' racket was making their life a misery.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Falklands/Sao Paulo air link: Argentina requests “most discretion” from Brazil

Argentina has requested “most discretion” for the coming Wednesday air link and first flight between Sao Paulo and the Falkland Islands, suggesting no officials be present at the departure. The news was revealed by one of Brazil's main dailies and allegedly the request arrived through informal diplomatic channels from the Argentine foreign ministry.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 06:38 UTC
Global trade forecasted to remain “below trend” in fourth quarter, WTO

The World Trade Organization said on Monday that growth in global goods trade is expected to remain “below trend” in the fourth quarter amid tensions and rising tariffs in key sectors.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 05:41 UTC
WTO committee considering ways to end fisheries subsidies negotiations

At the 15 November informal meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules, heads of WTO member delegations discussed the status of the fisheries subsidies negotiations. Members noted difficulties in concluding negotiations by the end of the year and committed to intensifying their discussions to curb harmful fisheries subsidies.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 05:29 UTC
Hazardous levels of pollution in Sydney as bushfires advance on Australia's largest city

Sydney was shrouded in dangerous haze on Tuesday as smoke from bushfire blazing along Australia's eastern board sent contamination levels soaring in the country's biggest city.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 05:20 UTC
North Korea targets fisheries to build economic independence

North Korean state media published detailed reports on Tuesday of a visit by leader Kim Jong Un to two fisheries, underscoring his drive to build economic independence as negotiations with the United States to lift punishing sanctions soured.