Tag: United Kingdom

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 08:48 UTC

  UK charters flight to leave Lebanon on Sunday as conflict escalates

  

  More than 250 British nationals have left Lebanon on flights chartered by UK Government. Any remaining British nationals who want to leave are urged to register immediately, or to use commercial routes.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 08:46 UTC

  HMS Protector “Sea Rider” Arctic Expedition for UK/Canadian Early-Career Researchers

  

  The British High Commission in Ottawa organized an expedition for a group of British & Canadian early-career researchers to travel on board HMS Protector for an Arctic cruise. The UK and Canada have an exciting portfolio of collaborative projects relating to science, technology, and research.

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - 07:01 UTC

  UK “green milestone”, the last power station fueled by coal has finished

  

  UK's last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finished operations on Monday September 30th, after running since 1967 and ending 142 years of reliance on the fossil fuel. The milestone is a major event in UK's ambitions to reduce its contribution to climate change. Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel producing the most greenhouse gases when burnt.

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - 06:20 UTC

  UN Human Rights Council 57: UPR Adoption of Chile

  

  UK Statement for the Universal Periodic Review Adoption of Chile as delivered at the 57th Human Rights Council in Geneva. From the Mission to the WTO, UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva.30 September 2024 (*)

• Saturday, September 28th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  The Malvinas Question triggers Ladies in Anger

  

  The South Atlantic understanding, (and by extension to the Falkland Islands), agreed this week between the Argentine foreign minister and the UK foreign secretary has triggered quite strong reactions, reflecting an atmosphere of disarray in the Argentine political system.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 15:02 UTC

  Paraguay ambitious project to increase exports to UK

  

  Mercosur partner Paraguay, with a most disfavorable trade balance with UK is planning an ambitious project to enable the country in a few years reach an export bill of some US$ 900 million annually.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 11:24 UTC

  Foreign Office statement, UK/Argentina made progress on different South Atlantic issues regarding

  

  Looking forward to a new era of constructive cooperation within the bilateral relationship, characterized by improved dialogue and confidence-building measures, the UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Diana Mondino, met in New York on 24 September and made progress towards a broad agenda covering different issues relating to the South Atlantic. It is agreed that the formula on the safeguards of sovereignty in paragraph 2 of the Joint Statement of 19 October 1989 applies to this agenda and its outcomes.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 08:43 UTC

  UK Antarctic Science Conference at BAS, Cambridge

  

  The British Antarctic Survey, BAS, has announced that the UK Antarctic Science Conference 2024 will take place at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, 1st – 3rd October 2024. The meeting aims to bring together all in the UK who are involved in Antarctic research or the support of Antarctic research.

• Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:16 UTC

  UK Forces News, Armed Forces alert to the new kind of warfare

  

  The triggering of hundreds of pagers to kill or maim members of the militant group Hezbollah has raised concerns about the UK's own military supply chain and the use of smart-phones.

• Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 07:35 UTC

  Bank of England decides on interest rate; UK August consumer inflation, 2,2%

  

  Consumer inflation in UK during August remained at an annual 2,2%, helped by lower fuel prices together with hotels and restaurant services, as reported by the Office of National Statistics, ONS Wednesday.