International

Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
LATAM/Delta code-sharing opens connectivity to 74 destinations in US and Canada and 51 in South America

Codeshare agreements signed this week by three LATAM Airlines Group affiliates with new partner Delta Air Lines aim to improve connectivity between the Americas. The agreements were signed December 2 with LATAM affiliates in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador and are due to start in the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval.
Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Expansion of fly-cruise luxury programs to Antarctica

Silversea is to charter two private jets for a new fly-cruise program to Antarctica in 2021. The 75-seater aircraft will fly from Punta Arenas, Chile, to King George Island in Antarctica as part of the new Antarctica Bridge program which goes on sale on December 10 this year.
Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Beijing's gift to El Salvador for Taiwan cut off: Stadium, library, water plants

China has agreed to pay for a new national stadium and library in El Salvador as part of an infrastructure package promised to the country after it switched allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing.
Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Huge national strike challenges Macron's pension system overhaul

Trains cancelled, schools closed: France scrambled to make contingency plans on Tuesday for a huge strike against pension overhauls that poses one of the biggest challenges yet to President Emmanuel Macron's sweeping reform drive.
Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Trump promises to stay out of Britain's election, “ I don't want to complicate it”

President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised to “stay out” of Britain's election campaign during a two-day visit, while also seeking to defuse a key attack line against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over healthcare.
Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Rare Gauguin painting from his time in Tahiti fetches €9.5 million

A rare canvas by French artist Paul Gauguin from his time in Tahiti fetched €9.5 million (US$10.5 million) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly twice its estimated value, the auction house said.
Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Antarctica Day celebrates the signature of the Antarctic Treaty, 1st December 1959

Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all mankind.” Antarctica Day was initiated by the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces as an annual event to build global awareness of this landmark institution, celebrating this milestone of peace in our civilization with hope and inspiration for future generations.
Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 09:15 UTC
The 2019 Literature Nobel Prize award implodes in the scandal-hit Swedish Academy

Two external members of the Nobel literature prize committee quit on Monday after criticizing the scandal-hit Swedish Academy. The 233-year-old Academy was forced to introduce several new measures after a sex scandal involving the husband of a former member escalated into a bitter row that meant it had to postpone the award for 2018.
Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 08:52 UTC
US react to French digital services tax threatening with duties on champagne and cheese

The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on US$2.4 billion in imports from France of Champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that France’s new digital services tax would harm U.S. tech companies.
Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Johnson expects Trump to avoid comments on UK election while in London for NATO summit

US President Donald Trump leaves on Monday for a NATO summit in London and he is under pressure from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resist the temptation to wade into the British election campaign coming up later in December.