International

Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Prince Andrew stepping back from public duties following the outcry over his friendship with a sex offender

Prince Andrew on Wednesday said he was cancelling his public engagements, as the outcry over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed no sign of abating.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:08 UTC
French hotel industry furious at the Olympic Committee partnership with Airbnb

French hotel owners assailed Airbnb on Wednesday over its new partnership with the International Olympic Committee, warning they would stop working on the planning for the Paris 2024 summer Games to protest against what they call an unfair competitor.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:04 UTC
Biogen, Novartis, Teva involved in major kickback controversy with US Medicare

A Florida-based charity will pay US$4 million to resolve claims that it acted as a conduit for companies including Biogen Inc and Novartis AG to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients using their high-priced multiple sclerosis drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 07:28 UTC
Australia's main cities choked by smoke from bushfires, some out of control

The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned to avoid at-risk areas as smoke from bushfires choked Sydney and other major cities. Devastating fires along the country's east coast have claimed six lives and destroyed more than 500 homes since mid-October, with climate change and unseasonably hot, dry conditions fuelling the unprecedented blazes.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Fernandez tells IMF, “we want to make a commitment that we can keep”

Argentina’s president-elect, Alberto Fernandez, has a “sustainable” plan to meet creditor obligations as well as maintain growth, he told the International Monetary Fund´s managing director Kristalina Georgieva, his office said.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Trump again threatens China with higher tariffs if no deal is reached

The United States would raise tariffs on Chinese imports if no deal is reached with Beijing to end a trade war, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, threatening an escalation of the spat that has damaged economic growth worldwide.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:28 UTC
Begins the recovery of Venice's Saint Mark's Basilica exposed to destructive salt water from the flooding

Venice's historic Saint Mark's Basilica will need millions of Euros of restoration work after it was flooded this week for just the sixth time in 1,200 years, leaving its delicate marble mosaics exposed to destructive salt water, its curator said.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Brexit and NHS in Johnson/Corbyn first TV debate ahead of December 12 election

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn traded blows on Tuesday over Brexit and the health system as they vied for votes during the first-ever head-to-head TV debate.
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.