Stories for July 2021

Friday, July 9th 2021 - 07:33 UTC
New state of emergency leaves Tokyo Games with no spectators

Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which were postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday announced there will be no spectators allowed when competitions take place.
Friday, July 9th 2021 - 06:41 UTC
Ushuaia expects some 68 vessels and 488 calls during the 2021/22 cruise season

As long as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to recede and there are no further new strain surprises, this coming 2021/22 season, the port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego province is scheduled to receive some 68 tourism vessels and 488 calls.
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 18:09 UTC
UK: Labour challenges Boris on China, but the PM is “instinctively” against boycotts

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “instinctively” against boycotts after the main opposition Labour Party urged ministers and the royal family to snub the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights claims.
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 17:33 UTC
Trump files class action lawsuit against big tech giants and their CEOs

Former US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, Google and their CEOs, because of unfairly infringing upon his First Amendment right to free speech as protected by the US constitution.
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 15:30 UTC
Canada names first indigenous governor general at a critical moment for the country

Canada named Mary Simon as its first indigenous governor general - Queen Elizabeth II's official representative in the Commonwealth country - as the nation faces a reckoning with its colonial history.
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 15:10 UTC
LATAM Brasil planning to sell nine Boeing 767-300

The LATAM Group has applied to the US courts for authorization to sell nine Boeing 767-300 jets to the company JeTran. All aircraft are part of the Brazilian division of the airline, part of them stored due to the reduction of the flight network.
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries

On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina takes action against foreign oil companies operating on South Atlantic continental shelf

Argentina's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Energy Wednesday announced sanctions were to be imposed on three companies for operating illegally in the South Atlantic.
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay's opposition files for referendum against emergency law

Uruguayan opposition politicians are ready to submit a petition for the partial repeal of the government's Urgent Consideration Law (LUC).
Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Three companies (two UK and one Israel) involved in Falklands' oil industry, added to Argentina's sanctions list

Argentina announced it has launched a sanctions process against several foreign oil companies, the UK based Chrysaor Holdings Ltd, Harbor Energy Plc, and Israel's Navitas Petroleum for involvement in hydrocarbons activities, with illegitimate Falkland Islands licenses, in the Argentine continental shelf, more precisely at the Sea Lion project in North Malvinas basin