Stories for 2021

Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Antarctica and the “Glasgow Glacier”, a symbol of why COP26 must deliver

While the world gathers in Glasgow over the next fortnight to make progress on tackling climate change, 10,000 miles away the city’s namesake will provide a stark reminder of why urgent action is needed.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:27 UTC
Rotterdam seizes four tons of cocaine shipped from Paraguay via Uruguay

Netherlands Customs officers have seized what is considered the largest haul this year, over four tons of cocaine at the port of Rotterdam with an estimated value of US$ 362 million. The drug was found in soy bags that were destined for Portugal and are of Paraguayan origin using Uruguay as the port of transit.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:17 UTC
Ushuaia announces four calls from Norwegian Star beginning January

The Ushuaia port authorities have announced that the Norwegian Star will be calling four times in the capital of the extreme south Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego this 2021/22 cruise season.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:07 UTC
Prince Charles warns G20 leaders of their duties regarding climate issues

Prince Charles of Wales has warned world leaders gathered at the G20 summit in Rome that they were having an “overwhelming responsibility to generations yet unborn” regarding climate issues, ahead of the COP 26 summit in Glasgow.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Argentine President wants debt swaps for climate action before heading for Glasgow

Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who is already in Glasgow for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) after two days in Rome for the G20 Summit, is to propose a new goal of reducing emissions.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Macron shows the bitter side of diplomacy at G20

French President Emmanuel Macron called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison “a liar” as tensions between the two countries escalated despite diplomatic protocols in force while both leaders gathered at Rome for the G20 Summit.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Biden announces US-UE negotiating carbon-conscious trade agreement

As the Glasgow COP26 climate Summit was starting, US President Joseph Biden said from Rome that the United States and the European Union had agreed to negotiate “the world's first trade agreement based on how much carbon is in a product”.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 08:51 UTC
G20 rounds up Rome Summit with compromise declaration on climate neutrality

Leaders of the G20 have issued their final statement Sunday at the end of a two-day summit, in which they pledged to increase efforts to reach the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a goal which is in line with a global commitment made in 2015 through the Paris Climate Accord.
Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:52 UTC
French President says he discussed crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua with Alberto Fernández

French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday admitted on Twitter that he had spoken with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández about the crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome. The issue had not been mentioned by the Argentine government.
Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:44 UTC
G20 aims at 70% of the world vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-2022

World leaders gathered in Rome for the G20 Summit have concurred on the goal of having at least 70% of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 by 2022.