Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  HMS Protector heads for new adventures in Antarctica

  

  The Royal Navy's sole icebreaker HMS Protector is sailing for the Antarctic, her first visit to the frozen continent since 2019. With the UK about to be the focus of international efforts to tackle climate change as it hosts the UN COP26 conference in Glasgow, the unique survey/research ship will continue her work supporting scientists from around the world to study the impact of global warming.

• Monday, August 16th 2021 - 05:32 UTC

  “I will use force to defend the Falklands”, Boris Johnson to the UK media

  

  The United Kingdom confirmed that it will maintain a military presence in the Falkland Islands, whose sovereignty is claimed by Argentina, to “protect it from state and non-state threats,” according to an advance of the strategic review of security, defense and foreign policy that prime minister Boris Johnson will present this Tuesday, the first after the departure of the European bloc.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  UK universities, a service industry funded by foreign students

  

  UK universities have received a record number of applications from China, which is helping to compensate financially for the drop in EU students, because of Brexit. EU applications fell 43% to 28,400 while from China the number is 28,490, more than double in four years, according to UK universities admission service, UCAS.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:23 UTC

  UK makes giant leap as Space Command officially launched

  

  A special ceremony held at Space Command Headquarters, RAF High Wycombe marked the official opening of United Kingdom Space Command, with the first ‘Space Operator’ Badges presented to personnel.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 07:05 UTC

  Equatorial Guinea will shut down embassy in London to protest corruption charges

  

  The former Spanish colony of Equatorial Guinea announced on Monday it was shutting down its embassy in London following on sanctions imposed by the UK on the son of the president alleging corruption. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, 53, is also the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea and is responsible for the country's defense and security.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  England enjoys “Freedom Day” despite fierce opposition

  

  England started Monday enjoying once again all pre-pandemic freedoms after the reopening had been postponed earlier this year due to the appearance of new coronavirus variants.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  UK PM Johnson to isolate after close contact with positive COVID-19 case

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to backtrack on his decision to stick to his commitments despite having been in touch with a positive case of covid-19.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Argentine Health Minister underscores importance of deepening ties with UK

  

  Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Tuesday highlighted the importance of further strengthening ties with the United Kingdom regarding the supply of anticoronavirus vaccines.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Vote in parliament to reverse UK's decision to cut overseas aid

  

  The British parliament will vote this Tuesday on a reverse decision to cut the United Kingdom's overseas aid. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak addressed a statement to parliament on Monday that the decision to limit foreign aid would be reversed once the UK no longer needs to borrow to fund daily needs and public debt begins to fall.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 07:43 UTC

  South Georgia welcomes a new Chief Executive Officer, Laura Sinclair Willis

  

  After a thorough and competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced that the next Chief Executive will be Laura Sinclair Willis.