International

Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Even Tories tell Johnson to be “mild in language”; stepped security for several threatened MPs

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced an angry backlash on Thursday over his quip about a murdered MP during a raucous parliamentary debate on Brexit. Johnson went on the offensive when MPs returned to work Wednesday following a Supreme Court ruling calling the chamber's suspension in the run-up to Brexit unlawful.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
PM Johnson collects a seventh setback in Parliament, but insists with his Brexit strategy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another setback on Thursday after MPs rejected a request to briefly suspend business for his party's conference, highlighting the hostility he faces in parliament just weeks before Brexit. In his seventh successive defeat in parliament, MPs voted to reject his call for three days off next week to hold his Conservative party's annual conference in Manchester.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:32 UTC
“Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all”

Official Message by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. Tourism can help us build a better future for everyone. Around the world, the tourism sector is leading source of employment, supporting many millions of jobs and driving economies forward, both at the local and the national level.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
International tourism generates US$ 5 billion every day to the global economy

Some figures from the UNWTO International tourism highlights will help to underscore the significance of this industry for the global economy. International tourist arrivals grew 5% in 2018, to reach the 1.4 billion mark, two years ahead of the World Tourism Organization’s long-term forecasts, according to the Highlights, 2019 Edition.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 07:42 UTC
World Tourism Day, September 27, this year is celebrated in New Delhi

The following is the message from Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Government of India. India is pleased to host the official celebrations of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Day in New Delhi.
Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 13:35 UTC
What is the economic fallout from the Saudi Arabia oil facility attack?

A violent attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure was carried out earlier this month. Some 18 drones and seven cruise missiles were reportedly fired in the direction of several oil facilities in the region. The Abqaiq facility was the primary location of attack, while cruise missiles struck an oilfield in Khurais, just east of the city of Riyadh.
Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
UN apocalyptic report on global warming devastating consequences for oceans and frozen spaces

Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned on Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth's frozen spaces in ways that directly threaten a large slice of humanity.
Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Uruguay makes history in Rugby World Cup defeating Fiji 30/27

Uruguay inflicted one of the great Rugby World Cup shocks on Fiji, holding out for a famous win over the supremely talented Pacific islanders. A first-half blitz saw the Uruguayans run in three tries inside the opening 25 minutes.
Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Lagarde defends IMF decision to support Argentina with a record credit

Christine Lagarde has defended the IMF decision to give Argentina a record credit line last year, even after the US$56-billion program fell short of stabilizing the nation’s troubled economy.
Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Trump dismisses the impeachment inquiry on Biden-Ukrainian contacts, as “a joke”

A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a “joke” the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a “mafia-style shakedown” of his Ukrainian counterpart.