International

Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:33 UTC
Scientists surprised at unusual temperature at the base of huge glacier in Antarctica

Scientists in Antarctica have recorded, for the first time, unusually warm water beneath a glacier the size of Florida that is already melting and contributing to a rise in sea levels. The researchers, working on the Thwaites Glacier, recorded water temperatures at the base of the ice of more than 2 deg C, above the normal freezing point.
Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
IMF positively cautious about Argentina's public policies prospects

Greater certainty around Argentina’s public policies could help reactivate growth and investments in the recession-hit country, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:19 UTC
Falklands hosting Red Ensign Group Conference in February

More than 50 maritime professionals from across the Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and the UK are coming to the Falkland Islands for the Red Ensign Group Conference.
Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
The political responsibility of Beijing in the spread of the coronavirus

By Gwynne Dyer – In an emergency, the good thing about a dictatorship is it can respond very fast. The bad thing is it won’t respond at all until the dictator-in-chief says it should. All the little dictators who flourish in this sort of system won’t risk their positions by passing bad news up the line until the risk of being blamed for delay outweighs the risk of being blamed for the emergency in the first place.
Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
BBC announces drastic cut in news division staff and new “story led” model

The BBC said on Wednesday it will cut around 450 jobs from its news division as part of an £80 million (US$103 million) savings drive and modernization program. The corporation said it would reorganize its newsroom along a “story-led” model where staff will be assigned to stories and not attached to individual programs.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
FIFA names ex president Macri chairman of FIFA Foundation; barrage of criticisms from Argentina

Former Argentine president Mauricio Macri has been appointed executive chairman of the FIFA Foundation, the organization founded by world football's governing body in 2018 to promote social change. But his nomination was received with a raft of criticisms by Argentine clubs and associations.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Cruise companies cancel operations in China because of the coronavirus

Cruise line operators have canceled cruises to China after the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. The new virus that first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December has so far killed over 100 people and infected approximately 6,000 others.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Johnson defies US and grants Huawei a limited role in UK's mobile network

Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network on Tuesday, frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West's next-generation communications.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Xi Jinping says China is sure of defeating “a devil coronavirus”, but the disease continues to expand to other countries

President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China was sure of defeating a “devil” coronavirus that has killed at least 106 people, but the international alarm was rising as the outbreak spread across the world.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
IMF announces a technical mission will travel to Buenos Aires in February

An IMF technical mission is expected to travel to Buenos Aires in February to continue to exchange views on macroeconomic plans and debt sustainability, announced from Washington the IMF Chief Spokesperson Gerry Rice following the meeting on Tuesday of Argentine Economy minister Martin Guzman IMF members of staff in New York. made the following statement on Argentina today: