International

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 09:52 UTC

  First human death due to avian flu reported

  

  A 59-year-old man in Mexico was reported Wednesday to be the first person ever to die of avian flu A(H5N2), the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on its website about the patient who passed away on April 24. The source of exposure to the virus usually circulating in poultry remains unknown and the victim had no history of contact with these animals.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:40 UTC

  EU votes a new parliament; political center could be removed by radical right wing coalition

  

  Mobilizing the 350 million people eligible to cast ballots in the European Union event once every five years is not a straightforward task. Voter turnout at the second-largest democratic election in the world after India was around just 50% in 2019. There are 720 seats in the EU Parliament with elections traditionally held over four days.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:35 UTC

  King Charles pays tribute to courage of Veterans as 80th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy begin in Portsmouth

  

  Two days of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy began on Wednesday in Portsmouth - from where much of the 1944 invasion force sailed.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:26 UTC

  King Charles and President Macron will head commemorations June 6 in Normandy

  

  More than 400 multinational paratroopers jumped into Normandy on Wednesday 5 June in a unique tribute to the soldiers who parachuted in on D-Day.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

  Global tourism expected this year to overcome 2019 pre-Covid level; China the leading spender

  

  International tourist arrivals during 2023 recovered 89% of 2019 levels and 97% in the first quarter of 2024, points out the World Tourism Barometer while projections for the whole of 2024 point to a full recovery of international tourism, with arrivals growing 2% above 2019 levels. The reasons have been a strong global demand, enhanced air connectivity, and the recovery of China and other major Asian markets.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 09:54 UTC

  Fitch keeps Uruguay's rating unchanged and stable

  

  The international credit rating agency Fitch announced Tuesday that it was keeping Uruguay's BBB grade unchanged and with a stable outlook given the South American country's “relatively high” GDP, strong governance indexes, and sound external finances.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 19:27 UTC

  Buenos Aires Gay Community warns of dangers under Milei

  

  The Organizing Committee of Argentina's Gay Pride March issued a statement on its social media condemning recent statements from Worship Secretary Francisco Sánchez while accompanying President Javier Milei on his Spanish tour which included a stop at a get-together of far-right political forces hosted by Vox and where the South American leader delivered a speech that resulted in Madrid's Socialist administration pulling its ambassador from Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

  British bank, Standard Chartered, accused of helping to fund terrorists, US court papers allege

  

  BBC is reporting that a British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, according to US court papers allege. The piece by Andy Verity points out that Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its behalf in 2012.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:44 UTC

  Service at Westminster Abbey and reception to celebrate UK Overseas Territories Day

  

  On Monday 3 June, UKOTA marked the establishment of UK Overseas Territories Day at the Evensong service at Westminster Abbey in London, which included special prayers for the Overseas Territories.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 08:58 UTC

  Uruguay to prioritize Mercosur's ties with China

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Omar Paganini anticipated that revitalizing dialogue with China will be a main priority once his country takes over the pro-tempore presidency of the South American Common Market (Mercosur) on July 8.