International

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Chancellor Olaf Scholz attempts some German humor

  

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz released a photo of himself wearing an eye patch on Monday after he fell while jogging. Scholz, an avid jogger, sustained bruises and grazes to the right side of his face.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:17 UTC

  “El Niño” arrives in Argentina

  

  Argentina's National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued a report stating that the El Niño phenomenon had arrived in the country after water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean remained above those considered normal, thus triggering an atmospheric response to the warming.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:08 UTC

  Posco pledges US$ 1.7 bn investment in Argentina

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero signed an agreement in Seoul with steel company Posco, whereby the South Korean company will invest US$ 1.7 billion for the production of lithium carbonate in the provinces of Salta and Catamarca.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 07:38 UTC

  Brexit tariffs, not the EU’s Malvinas blunder, are the real issue worrying Falkland Islanders

  

  Boris Johnson’s deal made no provision for exports from the UK overseas territories
  
  By Teslyn Barkman (*) – In July, a joint communiqué signed in Brussels by 60 European Union and Latin American nations referred to the Falkland Islands as the “Islas Malvinas” despite last-minute attempts by UK foreign secretary James Cleverly to persuade them to drop the reference.

• Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:08 UTC

  Iceland resumes whaling after temporary ban

  

  The government of Iceland announced whaling was to resume effective Sept. 1 after banning the practice two months ago. The new measure sparked rage among environmentalists concerned about the endangered species. However, more effective hunting methods and equipment need to be used, the authorities said.

• Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  UN reports nearly 2,500 people killed in Haiti this year

  

  Around 2,500 people have died in Haiti this year while 1,000 have been injured and nearly 970 have been kidnapped, according to a statement from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released this week.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 09:52 UTC

  Argentine Patagonia beaches closed due to sea lions dead with bird flu

  

  Authorities in the Argentine province of Río Negro Thursday closed access to beaches on the Atlantic Ocean shore following the appearance of dead sea lions, it was reported.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 08:56 UTC

  Presidents of Uruguay and France to attend Rugby World Cup clash

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has accepted the invitation of his French colleague Emmanuel Macron to join him in Lille for the Sept. 14 Rugby World Cup game pitting La Bleu against Los Teros (as the national teams of both countries are known), it was reported Thursday in Montevideo.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 05:32 UTC

  Extension of London's ULEZ triggers controversy and 'Blade Runners' attack and disable control cameras

  

  London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was set to be extended across the whole of Greater London on Tuesday, following months of debates and attempts to stall the move. Mayor Sadiq Khan, and other advocates, said that the extended zone would help bring down pollution and enhance air quality throughout the British capital.

• Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 15:25 UTC

  Fragile countries, impacted by conflict and climate change, threatened by hunger, IMF report

  

  Fragile countries, and those impacted most by conflict, are already being unevenly hit by the effects of climate change, and are less able than other countries to mitigate those impacts, according to a report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday.