Stories for October 2021

Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
British Airways to resume Buenos Aires route

British Airwars has announced the resumption of its direct services between London and Buenos Aires, starting Dec. 1, albeit with a stopover in Sao Paulo, thus increasing the number of weekly seats available between the largest cities in Argentina and Brazil.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
EU plans large scale observation of Venezuelan elections

The European Union already has 11 electoral experts in Caracas for the upcoming Venezuelan elections. Then the number is to grow to 44 long-term observers while by Nov. 21 -voting day- the team is to surpass 100 members, the Electoral Observation Mission of the European bloc announced Tuesday.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:27 UTC
Closer to solving the mystery of the extinct Falklands' canid warrah

The team headed by Kit Hamley also extended its research into the warrah (Dusicyon australis), an extinct species of fox. The warrah was the only native and terrestrial mammal to reside on the Falkland Islands at the time of European arrival. Subsequent hunting wiped the species out in 1856, making it the first extinct canid in the historic record, Hamley says.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:23 UTC
Falkland Islands: Team discovers evidence of prehistoric human activity

The following piece was published by Phys/Org – Since its first recorded sighting by European explorers in the 1600s, scientists and historians have believed that Europeans were the first people to ever set foot on the Falkland Islands. Findings from a new University of Maine-led study, however, suggests otherwise; that human activity on the islands predates European arrival by centuries.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
COP26 Finance Delivery Plan still short of the US$ 100bn agreed by developed countries

The UK COP26 Presidency has published a Climate Finance Delivery Plan to provide clarity on when and how developed countries will meet the US$ 100 billion climate finance goal pledged.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
China approves meat imports from Italy; Brazil and Ireland still out in the cold

China’s customs administration said this week that it had approved beef imports from Italy as of October 26th. China relies heavily on imports to meet the growing demand for meat from an increasingly affluent middle class.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
US issues first X-gender passport

The Government of the United States has issued the first gender-neutral passport marked with an “X,” it was announced Wednesday.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
France takes action against British trawlers as tension escalates

French naval authorities have detained one British trawler and issued a verbal warning against another for operating off its coast, the Maritime Ministry announced.
Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
South Korea to submit final plan for Paraguayan commuter train next month

South Korea is to submit a Final Commuter Rail Proposal to the Paraguayan Government by Nov. 20, Ferrocarriles del Paraguay SA (Fepasa) CEO Lauro Ramírez announced Wednesday. The new commuter train line will link Asunción to Ypacaraí.
Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 23:43 UTC
Indigenous groups in Ecuador stage second day of protests

Groups of native Ecuadorians Wednesday staged their second straight day of protests against the government of conservative President Guillermo Lasso barely six months into his term in office.