International

Monday, August 19th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Iceland unveils a plaque to the loss of the first of the country's glaciers

Iceland unveiled a plaque to its Okjokull ice sheet on Sunday, the first of the country's hundreds of glaciers to melt away due to climate change. Scientists see the shrinking of glaciers as one of many warning signs that the earth's climate is lurching towards dangerous tipping points.
Monday, August 19th 2019 - 08:51 UTC
UN Refugee Commissioner appeals for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed on Sunday for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries where they are overwhelming social services and sparking local tensions.
Sunday, August 18th 2019 - 10:19 UTC
Thousands join Scotland pro independence march in Aberdeen City

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Aberdeen in a pro-independence march. The All Under One Banner (AUOB) event went ahead on Saturday after a wrangle about the costs involved in policing the event.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Steel has been cut for the Royal Navy’s second Type 26 frigate, HMS Cardiff.

The ceremony held at BAE System’s shipyard in Govan this week, on the River Clyde, marks a milestone for the Global Combat Ship program. Minister for Defense Procurement, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, pressed the button to start the plasma-cutting machine to work on a plate of steel which will form part of the unit which holds stores.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
Falklands' wildlife recorded on the book “Britain's Distant Lands”

The author of the bestselling book Britain’s Treasure Islands is releasing a new work, with a section dedicated to the Falkland Islands. Britain’s Distant Lands by Stewart McPherson is a 208 page, landscape-format examination of the wildlife of all the UK Overseas Territories.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 07:40 UTC
Trump's attempt to purchase Greenland, puts the Arctic in the geostrategic global map

President Donald Trump's reported wish to buy Greenland may have been rejected by Denmark, but it underscores the rapidly rising value of the massive, ice-covered island due to global warming and to China's drive for an Arctic presence.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 07:29 UTC
WTO agrees to a Beijing request for a dispute channel on solar channels and US tariffs

The World Trade Organization agreed on Thursday to China's request to create a dispute panel tasked with judging whether US tariffs on solar panels violate international trade rules. The trade restrictions were imposed by Donald Trump's administration last year, part of a raft of measures initiated by Washington that have triggered a tit-for-tat tariff war between the world's top two economies.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 07:00 UTC
Trump reveals “productive” trade talks with Beijing and anticipates a “fairly short war”

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. and Chinese negotiators were holding “productive” trade talks and expected them to meet in September despite U.S. tariffs on over US$125 billion worth of Chinese imports taking effect Sept 1.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 02:41 UTC
Global meeting to regulate trade in 18 types of shark and ray; 30 countries back proposals

Dozens of countries will push at a global meeting for regulations on trade in 18 types of shark and ray, with conservationists warning of looming extinction for many species. “Sharks and rays are pretty much unmanaged still in fisheries around the world and are disappearing before our eyes,” Luke Warwick of the Wildlife Conservation Society told reporters in Geneva.
Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 01:46 UTC
July 2019, the hottest on record, and Arctic ice shrank to its lowest, NOAA reports

July 2019 temperatures were the hottest ever recorded globally; the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday, while satellite data showed polar ice shrank to its lowest levels.