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Montevideo, July 12th 2026 - 08:37 UTC

Stories for June 21st 2026

  • Sunday, June 21st 2026 - 21:25 UTC

    Report says Chinese firms control nearly two-thirds of the squid fleet in Argentina's waters

    The vessels operate under the Argentine flag and Argentine rules, but their controlling capital is Chinese.

    Companies of Chinese origin own 63.1% of the jigger fleet that, under the Argentine flag, fishes squid inside Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone, according to a report by illegal-fishing and marine-conservation researcher Milko Schvartzman, published by the outlet Infobae. The study states that 53 of the 84 jigger vessels that catch the species under the national flag have Chinese companies as owners or “beneficial owners,” based on satellite observations from Global Fishing Watch and the translation of official Chinese documents.

  • Sunday, June 21st 2026 - 15:39 UTC

    Starmer weighs political future as pressure to resign mounts

    Starmer would be the sixth head of government to leave office in a decade

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing his political future as pressure grows within the Labour Party for him to announce his resignation, following Andy Burnham's victory in last week's Makerfield by-election.