International

Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Under BBC initiative international media signs initiative to fight misinformation

A dozen international media organizations have signed up to a new initiative launched by the BBC to fight misinformation. The French news agency AFP said in a statement it has joined the BBC initiative, alongside organizations such as the European Broadcasting Union, the Financial Times, First Draft, The Hindu, the Wall Street Journal, CBC/Radio Canada, Reuters and the Reuters Institute, as well as partners Facebook, Google and Microsoft.
Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
Australia battling more than 100 bushfires in what is expected to be a severe dry spring

Australian firefighters battled more than 100 bushfires across two eastern states on Sunday as authorities warned that parts of the country could expected a severe bushfire season this summer.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Sao Paulo/Falklands link, “very positive” and will help build bridges for sovereignty negotiations

Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie described the authorization for a regular weekly flight between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the Falkland Islands, with a monthly stopover in Cordoba, as “something very positive”, which has the purpose of “building bridges and creating trust for sovereignty negotiations”
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Venezuela land dispute with Guyana on front stage and Guaido accused of high treason

Venezuelan prosecutors said Friday they would charge opposition leader Juan Guaido with “high treason” for planning to renounce the country's claim to a disputed border area controlled by Guyana.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Alberto Fernandez pledges to honor debts as long as it doesn't harm Argentines

Argentina's likely next president, opposition front-runner Alberto Fernandez, laid out his populist credentials during a visit to Madrid on Thursday, saying local Argentine interests would trump those of creditors and energy investors.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Major oil companies billions in investments incompatible with Paris climate accord, claims energy think-tank

Major oil companies have approved US$50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, think-tank Carbon Tracker said in a report published on Friday.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Brazilian minister iterates that Brigitte Macron is in effect “truly ugly”

A Brazilian government minister said French first lady Brigitte Macron was “truly ugly” on Thursday, only days after the country's president appeared to endorse an attack on her appearance. Brazil's economy minister Paulo Guedes said he agreed with President Jair Bolsonaro's comments about Macron's looks.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Fed estimates US/China trade war could cost US$ 850bn in lost global trade

Trade policy uncertainty driven by the Trump administration's escalating dispute with China means hundreds of billions of dollars in lost U.S. output and as much as US$850 billion lost globally through early next year, research published this week by the Federal Reserve suggests.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Desperate need for medicines, food and shelter in Bahamas ravaged by hurricane Dorian

More than 76,000 people out of a population of 395.000, could require food and other aid in the Bahamas after the Caribbean nation was ravaged by Hurricane Dorian, the UN's World Food Program said on Thursday, with eight tons of supplies ready to arrive.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
A “sheared” Johnson campaigns in Scotland; Monday he will insist again with a snap election

Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Scotland on Friday in campaign mode despite failing to call an early election after MPs this week thwarted his hardline Brexit strategy.