Stories for 2023

Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 08:55 UTC
EC blocks Booking from acquiring eTravel “to protect consumers and ensure competition”

The European Commission blocked US travel giant Booking from acquiring its Swedish rival eTraveli on Monday. Booking commands a 60% market share for online travel agencies in Europe, the Commission said. Meanwhile, eTraveli operates several websites to compare airfares like Gotogate and MyTrip.
Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 08:35 UTC
World Tourism Day will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia underlining “Tourism and Green Investments”

Leaders from across the global tourism sector are set to unite in Riyadh for this year's UNWTO World Tourism Day (WTD), which will be celebrated on 27-28 September, under the theme of “Tourism and Green Investments”.
Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 08:23 UTC
Biden moves to contain the advance of Beijing in Pacific Islands

US President Joe Biden said on Monday that United States officially recognized two small Pacific nations. According to Biden, Washington has recognized the Cook Islands and Niue as “sovereign and independent” states and will establish diplomatic relations with both.
Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 08:16 UTC
Argentine armed forces out to get new helicopters

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana was reported Monday to have signed a letter of intent with Italian aircraft manufacturer Leonardo for the acquisition of eight AW 109 helicopters for surveillance operations in the South Atlantic and thus strengthen the Navy's patrolling capabilities in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Argentina: JxC candidate wins gubernatorial elections in Mendoza

Alfredo Cornejo of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), a party within the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) alliance and particularly close to presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich, won Sunday's elections to become governor of Mendoza for the third time in his life.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina insists Navitas Petroleum has a ban due to “illegal” operations in Falkland Islands

Argentina has again complained that the Israeli company Navitas Petroleum LP is operating in the Falkland Islands, Malvinas Islands, involved in illegal activities in Argentine insular territory without the pertinent hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation permits from the competent authorities.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay's Ancap awards all offshore exploration licenses open for bids

Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap has awarded all seven offshore oil and gas exploration licenses open for bids to four foreign companies: YPF (Argentina), APA Corp (United States), and Shell and Challenger Energy Group (CEG) (United Kingdom), it was reported in Montevideo.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Doko challenge to honor Gurkhas who helped liberate Falklands

Last Saturday, military personnel from across BFSAI took part in a Gurkha Doko challenge in memory of those who liberated the Falkland Islands. The sixteen participants ran a combined total of 40km, the distance from Mount Pleasant Complex to the Gurkha Memorial near Stanley, carrying a weighted doko basket.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Ecuador back to online schooling due to extreme violence

A practice that expanded worldwide during the Covid-19 lockdowns to avoid physical proximity, online schooling returns to Ecuador in a move to minimize the dangers of living in the crime-ridden coastal province of Guayas, particularly its capital, Guayaquil, where shootings and murders have become commonplace, it was announced Sunday.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Nicaraguan court hands down prison sentences to two women opposing Ortega

Nicaraguan opposition leaders Olesia Muñoz Pavón and Anielka García have been sentenced to 10 and 8 years in prison, respectively, for spreading false news and conspiring to undermine national integrity, which amounts to “treason,” it was reported from Managua on Sunday.