International

Friday, July 5th 2019 - 14:26 UTC
Ex Rio governor admits paying US$ 2 million to ensure 2016 Olympics

The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state said in court testimony on Thursday that he paid US$2 million to buy votes to ensure the sprawling Brazilian seaside city would be chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 14:21 UTC
Boris Johnson proposes taxing technology giants

Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister, said on Thursday the government had to find a way to tax global technology giants on their income.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 10:58 UTC
Bolsonaro insists, Europe has no authority to discuss environment issues with Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has rebutted European criticism over his commitment to the environment, saying he'd flown over Europe twice and hadn't seen “even a square kilometre of forest.”
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Falklands' shearers will compete with teams from 34 countries in France

Sheep shearing experts flocked to a small town in the French countryside on Thursday for the opening of the annual world championship, a four-day event held for the first time on French soil.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 08:31 UTC
Falklands' farmers suffer Brexit uncertainty: lower prices and slower sales of meat

$UK export sales are down and with only a fraction of those being absorbed by the national market, produce has been put into cold storage$

Uncertainty surrounding the possibility of a no-deal Brexit resulted in lower prices and slower sales of meat in the 2019 export season, Falkland Islands farmers were told this week.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 04:23 UTC
Samsung sued in Australia for misleading publicity: allegedly Galaxy phones have proven not water proof

Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it is suing the local unit of South Korea's Samsung Electronics, alleging it misled consumers by promoting its Galaxy smartphones as water resistant.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 17:23 UTC
Italian ex journalist elected new president of the European Parliament

Italian former journalist David-Maria Sassoli has been selected as the new president of the European Parliament. Mr. Sassoli, 63, received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs in the second round of voting in Strasbourg.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 11:04 UTC
Gibraltar detains Super Tanker ‘The Grace 1’ heading with oil for Syria

Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, announced the detention of a supertanker allegedly in violation of EU sanctions against Syria. The statement follows:
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
UK returned 1.400 tons of Brazilian poultry contaminated with salmonella

The Brazilian government confirmed on Wednesday that Britain had sent back to Brazil 16 containers of poultry due to the presence of salmonella in the shipments. According to Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias, the shipments totaled 1,400 tons of poultry, which were returned over a 15-month period.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Labour leader Corbyn calls for an investigation following malicious reports about his health condition

Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn had a frank talk with Britain’s top civil servant as he called for an independent investigation into a report citing unidentified officials expressing concerns over his health, his spokesman said.