Stories for July 2021

Monday, July 5th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
South Florida doomed building demolished as a precaution as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches US coast

As Tropical Storm Elsa was approaching the coast of Florida, authorities decided to demolish in a controlled manner what was left of the Champlain Towers South condo building as a precautionary measure.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 08:07 UTC
US Judge extends Latam's bankruptcy protection restructuring plan to September 15

The Latam group airlines group reported that the Federal Court from the southern district of New York approved the extension of its restructuring plan to September 15, as part of the bankruptcy protection process initiated last year.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 07:42 UTC
Pope Francis recovering well after colon surgery

Pope Francis was recovering well after undergoing colon surgery Sunday at the Gemelli Polyclinic hospital in Rome, according to the first medical report.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 07:22 UTC
Chile's Constitutional Convention appoints Mapuche woman to chair it

Mapuche leader Elisa Loncón, a Ph.D. in humanities holder from the Dutch University of Leiden, has been chosen Sunday to preside over the Constituent Convention which will re-write Chile's new Fundamental Law to replace the current text from 1980 passed under the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 07:09 UTC
Suez Canal blockage: Egypt and Japanese company reach a deal to release vessel

Egyptian authorities and Japan's Shoei Kisen Kaisha finally reached an agreement on compensations for Suez canal lost revenues and the cost of salvaging a huge vessel that blocked the crucial waterway linking Asia with Europe.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 03:15 UTC
Queen Elizabeth awards the George Cross to National Health Service staff, past and present

United Kingdom's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II has awarded the National Health Service, NHS, the George Cross in recognition to its staff past and present. In a handwritten message the Queen says that the NHS staff have done their work “with courage, compassion and dedication” for 73 years.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 02:55 UTC
Pope Francis recovering well after colon surgery

Pope Francis was recovering well after undergoing colon surgery Sunday at the Gemelli Polyclinic hospital in Rome, according to the first medical report.
Sunday, July 4th 2021 - 23:00 UTC
Endurance22: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust organizes expedition to find and film Shackleton's ship sunk in Antarctica in 1915

The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) is planning an expedition – Endurance22 – to locate, survey and film the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s iconic ship, Endurance, which sank in the Weddell Sea in November 1915.
Saturday, July 3rd 2021 - 11:37 UTC
IATA warns Argentina may face grave consequences for banning international flights

International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s Regional Vice President for America Peter Cerda Friday said Argentina was doing just the opposite compared to the rest of the world regarding aviation services and that such mercurial management might entail unwanted consequences.
Saturday, July 3rd 2021 - 11:26 UTC
Brazilian STF Judge says Prosecution needs to investigate Bolsonaro

Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) Justice Rosa Weber Friday acquiesced to a request from Deputy Attorney General Humberto Jacques de Medeiros to launch an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro's involvement in an alleged case of corruption regarding the purchase of Indian-made coronavirus vaccines.