International

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:17 UTC

  Canada's House of Commons Speaker steps down after honoring Nazi soldier

  

  Anthony Rota Tuesday turned in his resignation as Speaker of Canada's House of Commons following the recognition as a hero of a former Ukrainian member of Germany's Nazi SS Waffen. He said he would leave his position at the end of Wednesday’s session.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:05 UTC

  Covid-19 understaffed Gatwick Airport adopts contingency plan

  

  Authorities at London's Gatwick Airport, the second-busiest in the British capital, have announced a cap on the number of flights this week due to understaffed air traffic control operations amid an outbreak of Covid-19. A daily 800-flight limit affecting both departures and arrivals has been imposed until Sunday.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:55 UTC

  New container line linking EU main ports with Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina

  

  ONE (Ocean Network Express) and Cosco Shipping are starting the new LUX container service. This route connects Europe and the Mediterranean with the east coast of South America with weekly stopovers.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:30 UTC

  How does Falklands figure in the Cable.co.uk global mobile data purchasing report

  

  The latest Cable.co.uk worldwide mobile data purchasing report shows that developed nations plus countries such as Israel, enjoy the cheapest pricing, while at the other end of a long list, figure Zimbabwe, the Falkland Islands, and Saint Helena.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 09:11 UTC

  Paraguayan President warns EU-Mercosur deal is now or never

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña insisted Monday that if the trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union is not operational by Dec. 6 there would be no agreement at all after he takes over the South American Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)bloc's pro-tempore presidency.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 09:02 UTC

  Lula says Vietnam interested in a trade deal with Mercosur

  

  President Lula da Silva welcomed on Monday, in Brasilia, Vietnam prime minister Pham Minh Chinh and said the Asian country was interested in a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc. Lula, who currently chairs the group, said he wants to bring Mercosur members closer to Asian countries and highlighted there is room for trade with Vietnam to grow..

• 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).