International

Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:19 UTC
Boris Johnson and English nationalism victory in the Brexit election: death knell for UK?

By Gwynne Dyer – Down on the turkey farm, the Scottish and Irish birds noticed the smiling man was holding a hatchet behind his back and hid. The Welsh turkeys looked confused and huddled together squawking. But the English turkeys marched bravely up to the chopping block, confident this would be a Christmas to remember.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:19 UTC
A Catalan separatist party could help confirm Sánchez as Spanish prime minister

A Catalan separatist party said on Thursday it would abstain during the Spanish parliament's upcoming vote to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as prime minister, potentially ending the prolonged national political deadlock.
Thursday, January 2nd 2020 - 08:52 UTC
US/China Phase One trade deal to be signed 15 January at the White House

A partial new US-China trade agreement will be signed in the middle of next month, US President Donald Trump said, announcing that he will also then travel to China for continued talks.
Thursday, January 2nd 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Australia on fire: thousands evacuate coastal communities; political storm brewing

Thousands of tourists have been given less than 48 hours to evacuate fire-ravaged coastal communities as Australia braces for a heatwave on Saturday expected to fan deadly bushfires.
Thursday, January 2nd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
People killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by over 50% in 2019

The number of people killed in large commercial airplanes crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia in March, a Dutch consulting firm said on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 2nd 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Pope apologizes for slapping a woman who had grabbed him, “we lose patience many times”

Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday for slapping a woman who had grabbed him as he greeted a crowd of devotees, shortly before he delivered a speech denouncing ”every form of violence against women.
Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 13:10 UTC
Argentina will honor payments this week of bonds totaling some US$ 850 million

The Argentine government announced that this week it will honor payments of some US$ 850 million, which correspond to two different sovereign bonds, one of them a century maturing bond issued in 2017 during the administration of ex-president Mauricio Macri.
Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 12:30 UTC
Bolivia/Spain/Mexico spat escalates with the expulsion of diplomats

Bolivia's interim president Jeanine Añez announced on Monday that the country will expel Mexico's ambassador and two Spanish diplomats, drawing a tit-for-tat response from Madrid as a dispute over an alleged attempt to extract an ex-government aide escalated.
Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 12:25 UTC
Swiss tourist in critical condition after mistakenly entering a favela

A septuagenarian tourist to Rio de Janeiro is in critical condition from a gunshot wound after mistakenly entering one of the city's favelas. Police said in a statement that they rescued two Swiss tourists injured in a mugging on Sunday night.
Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 12:14 UTC
Teenage climate change Greta Thunberg said talking to president Trump would be a waste of time

Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said on Monday that talking to US President Donald Trump at a United Nations summit on global warming would have been a waste of time since he would not have paid any attention.