Stories for 2021

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.
Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 20:17 UTC
PAHO says more COVID-19 vaccines needed

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa Wednesday urged G20 leaders meeting this coming weekend at Rome's Summit to donate more COVID-19 vaccines because the region's improvements in the fight against the disease were shadowed by steps backward in the most impoverished territories and Caribbean Islands.
Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 19:02 UTC
Low cost airline JetSmart to land in Montevideo next year

Chilean budget carrier JetSmart has announced it will start serving Uruguay as of January 18 with tickets available for as low as US $ 20. The airline plans to offer three weekly flights between the capital cities of Chile and Uruguay with Airbus 320 aircraft which have a capacity of 186 seats.