Stories for June 25th 2021

Friday, June 25th 2021 - 22:26 UTC
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to become Terrestrial Protected Area

The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has unveiled plans to designate Terrestrial Protected Areas covering the entire landmass of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, some 3,800km2.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 17:45 UTC
Argentine shares on Wall Street plummet following MSCI downgrading

Friday dawned in Wall Street with the news that MSCI had decided to demote Argentina's economy two notches, from Emerging to Stand Alone and what Buenos Aires analysts feared by Thursday evening has become true.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 16:09 UTC
Argentina downgraded to “independent market” in MSCI ratings

MSCI, formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International, a US company that measures stock performances worldwide to advise potential investors on their decisions, has removed Argentina from their various listings and added it to the dishonourable category of “stand-alone” economies.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Russia to the world: Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are our Latin American allies

Russia reiterated this week its support for Latin American allies, mainly Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua given the standing “external threats,” stated Moscow's defence minister General Sergey Shoigu who underlined the historic links with the three countries.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Game over: C14 resolution ignores Falklands' pleas and again calls for a bilateral dialogue Argentina/UK

The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, C24, addressed on Thursday the annual Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty question, which once again concluded with an appeal to the governments of Argentina and Britain to resume dialogue with the purpose of finding, in the shortest time possible, a peaceful solution to the controversy.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Chile toughens up on border, quarantine controls

Chile has imposed new restrictive measures to enter the country and extended the closure of its borders until July 14, Health Ministry authorities announced Thursday.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Eastern lands at Carrasco, Copa adds flights to/from Montevideo

Montevideo's Carrasco international airport welcomed a new operator this week and more flights from an old one, as Uruguay's reopening to the world gains momentum in the current pandemic scenario.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Nicaraguan President says jailed opponents wanted to overthrow him

“Do not come with the story that they are candidates,” Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said in reference to the numerous opposition politicians his regime has incarcerated over the past few weeks.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
First case of Delta coronavirus variant detected in Chile

Chilean authorities have confirmed Thursday the detection of the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. It was a 43-year-old woman who arrived from the United States and who is now under isolation in the southern city of Talca.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Seaside building north of Miami collapses, 3 dead and 100 still unaccounted for

US President Joseph Biden Thursday approved an emergency declaration in the state of Florida after at least three people were found dead and about 100 were still unaccounted for when a Miami Beach 12-story condominium fell to its ashes.