International

Monday, January 15th 2024 - 10:43 UTC
ITA Airways flight makes emergency landing in Montevideo due to passenger's death

An ITA Airways flight traveling from Rome to Buenos Aires had to make an emergency landing at Carrasco Airport in Montevideo this morning following the death of a passenger, according to airport sources.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 10:21 UTC
Sierra Leone delegation visits Falklands to learn on fisheries and conservation

A delegation from Sierra Leone headed by Mrs. Princess Dugba, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources together with Ms Harriet Mathews, Director General Africa and the Americas at the Foreign and Development Office are currently in the Falkland Islands as part of a program to share fisheries, environment and conservation policies experiences.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 10:18 UTC
Military exercise in the Falklands at the end of January

The British Ministry of Defense, responsible for the Falkland Islands security, has announced that on January 23 and 24, the Roulement Infantry Company, RIC, will be involved in exercises on Mount Kent and Stanley Common, specifically Mount William and Sapper Hill.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 10:10 UTC
Where will the Global Economy land in 2024?

By Nouriel Roubini (*)

Heading into 2024, most economists and market analysts have adopted a baseline scenario in which most major economies avoid both a recession and renewed inflation – the much-desired “soft landing.” But the current encouraging consensus could still be derailed by any number of factors, not least geopolitics.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 09:40 UTC
Largest cruise vessel in the world preparing in Miami for Caribbean trips

The “Icon of the Seas”, the world’s largest and most advanced cruise ship to date, has arrived in Miami, ahead of its official debut on January 27. Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku delivered the ship to US-based cruise company Royal Caribbean International in November last year.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 09:29 UTC
Norway votes to allow deep-sea mining to ensure a “green transition”

With crossings opened for longer, water supplies restored and UN staff able to safely distribute food, we can limit the scale of this catastrophe. This article was originally published in The Guardian and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.The Parliament of Norway has voted to allow deep-sea mining to go forward in the Norwegian Sea, in an area nearly the size of Italy, and despite warnings from scientists and conservationists of its impact on the marine environment.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 09:22 UTC
FAO launches fishing Global Information Exchange System under the 2009 agreement on port measures

Global exchange of information on compliance with national, regional, and international fisheries laws and regulations governing sustainable fishing is now possible with the launch of the Global Information Exchange System, GIES, by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 09:22 UTC
Nutrition survey in Falklands by Newcastle University

The Falkland Islands are of five British Overseas Territories that have been chosen to participate in a nutrition study carried out by the UK- based, Newcastle University.
Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 11:30 UTC
Argentine FM holds meeting with Chinese envoy to soothe ties

Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino met Friday with Chinese Ambassador Wang Wei. During the encounter, both diplomats agreed on the importance of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed between the two countries ten years ago, and reaffirmed the principle of one China in reference to Taiwan's separatism. However, there was no mention of the currency swap worth US$ 6.5 billion Argentina was expecting to receive.
Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 11:15 UTC
Uruguay: Palestinian Embassy criticizes beef export deal with Israel

Palestine's Embassy in Montevideo criticized the Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou for a recent beef export agreement with Israel and suggested there was some sort of political alliance with Tel Aviv.