International

• Friday, November 8th 2019 - 08:39 UTC

  Argentine researcher wins the Johnstone and Florence Stoney Prize

  

  University of Dundee researcher has been presented with a prestigious science award from the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG). Azul Zorzoli, a PhD student from Argentina, has received the Johnstone and Florence Stoney Prize, which recognizes outstanding academic excellence in postgraduate researchers.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez and Jeremy Corbyn talked about the Falklands/Malvinas claim

  

  Argentine president-elect Alberto Fernandez revealed that last week he received a call from UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, and despite the ideological affinity, the incoming president said that Argentina under his administration would, always, claim the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  FAO Director General calls for ocean sustainable solutions for fisheries

  

  Various investments in ocean sustainability will raise the amount of fish to feed the poor, helping drive progress towards the eradication of hunger which is the lynchpin for achieving the other Sustainable Development Goals, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said in a speech.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:02 UTC

  Three years of bonanza for meat exporters because of China's pig disease

  

  Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of fatal pig disease in China before Chinese pork imports peak, according to a report released by the U.S. pork industry, which is competing for sales against Europe and South America.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 05:52 UTC

  Boris Johnson launches election campaign in Labour stronghold of Birmingham

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday launched the Conservatives' election campaign in a traditional stronghold of the Labour opposition he hopes to win over by vowing to “get Brexit done”.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 12:50 UTC

  IAATO has suspended One Ocean Expeditions; Falklands' call of “Resolute” cruise cancelled

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has essentially suspended One Ocean Expeditions’ (OOE) membership in the group, according to a statement sent to members and obtained by Cruise Industry News. One Ocean’s future continues to raise a question mark as departures are cancelled and the RCGS Resolute continues to sit in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  US and China trying to agree where to sign “phase one” of trade deal

  

  The United States and China are working to narrow their differences enough to sign a “phase one” trade deal as early as this month, but suggestions for a signing venue range from Alaska to Greece.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  CCAMLR fails to designate marine protection areas in East Antarctica, Pew regrets

  

  The Pew Charitable Trusts expressed disappointment that for an eighth consecutive year, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ended its annual meeting without designating marine protections in the waters off East Antarctica. Member governments also failed to reach consensus on the designation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Forty eight states pledge to ratify the fishing vessel safety Cape Town Agreement

  

  Forty-eight states have signed a public declaration to indicate their determination to ratify the 2012 Cape Town Agreement on fishing vessel safety at a Ministerial Conference held in Torremolinos, Spain, this week.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Spanish Supreme Court issues international warrants for ex Catalan officials

  

  Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued international arrest warrants for three former Catalan regional government officials who fled abroad after the failed independence bid of 2017, court documents showed. A similar arrest warrant was issued on Oct 14 for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, just hours after the Supreme Court handed long jail terms to nine other separatist leaders on charges of sedition.