International

Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Spanish police seize a Colombian submarine with tons of cocaine in Galicia

Police in Spain have seized a submarine carrying cocaine off the coast of the northwest Galicia region which had arrived from South America, officials said on Monday.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
Britain is a dangerous mess, warns Tony Blair; “the Marxist Leninist wing has taken over Labour”

Former prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives deserved to win a Dec. 12 election.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
Tories' lead over Labour is narrowing according to the latest opinion polls

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party saw its lead over the opposition Labour Party narrow during the last week, an opinion poll by ICM for Reuters showed on Monday, ahead of a Dec 12 election.
Monday, November 25th 2019 - 12:40 UTC
What is the Airbnb effect on the global tourism industry?

Every so often, industries become disrupted by an innovative idea or different approach to providing services in order to match customer demand. We have seen how Uber changed the landscape for the taxi industry, using a model that offers a quick and easy solution to booking a local taxi via an app and signing up self-employed drivers.
Monday, November 25th 2019 - 06:29 UTC
US, a source of instability and “baselessly smearing China” blasts top Beijing official

The United States is the world's biggest source of instability and its politicians are going around the world baselessly smearing China, the Chinese government's top diplomat said on Saturday in a stinging attack at a G20 meeting in Japan.
Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Swiss investigation helps expose corruption network involving Vitol, Trafigura and Petrobras

Swiss investigators have executed search warrants at addresses linked to Vitol and Trafigura, their counterparts in Brazil said on Thursday, as a sprawling probe into the global commodity trading industry intensifies.
Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Another major haul of cocaine in the port of Montevideo: three tons headed for the Canary Islands

Uruguayan authorities this week confiscated over three tons of cocaine from an Africa-bound rice container in the port of Montevideo. The container was originally from Paraguay and was set to stop in Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands off West Africa, before finally arriving in Cotonou, in southern Benin, the National Customs Directorate said in a statement.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:46 UTC
China buying all Brazilian beef available; meat prices in Sao Paulo at record high

Chinese demand is increasingly swallowing up Brazil's beef supply, pushing the country's cattle prices to a record high. China’s hunger for foreign meat has shot up as an outbreak of African swine fever has reduced its domestic pig population and has sent it looking for substitutes.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Google bans political advisors' microtargeting, but decision could help incumbents and punish rookies

Google's tightening of its political ad policy could help reduce the spread of misinformation on election campaigns, but at a cost for lesser-known candidates. The move by Google placing restrictions on how advertisers can target specific groups of voters also adds to the pressure on Facebook to modify its hands-off policy on political ads.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Netanyahu indicted on a raft of corruption charges: the end of King Bibi?

Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on a range of corruption charges on Thursday, potentially spelling an end to his decades-long political career.