International

Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
New Covid-19 subvariant detected in Argentina

Argentine health authorities have confirmed the detection in the South American country of the new Eris subvariant of the Covid-19 virus. The cases were confirmed in Cordoba and in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, it was reported. EG.5, a sublineage of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, has already been found in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia.
Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:57 UTC
Falklands: Milei favors diplomacy and the Hong Kong model, respecting people's wishes

He has become the rising (unexpected) star of Argentine politics, after defeating all other presidential hopefuls on Sunday's primary elections. The outspoken economist, promising libertarian changes, Javier Milei managed more than 30% of votes, ahead of the candidates from the two coalitions which were believed to have monopolized Argentine politics in recent decades, the opposition grouping with 27%, and the Kirchnerite incumbent coalition 28%.
Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Uruguay: Mujica says apology to China over OPVs is in order

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica said the current head of state Luis Lacalle Pou should apologize to China for the sloppiness in the purchase of two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the South American country's Navy from Spanish shipyard Cardama.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Japan resumes poultry imports from Brazil

Japan has honored the agreement it signed late last month with Brazilian authorities and resumed importing live poultry and meat, eggs, and poultry products after halting these purchases in June following the discovery of the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a domestic poultry farm in the municipality of Serra, in the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, the capital of the State of Espírito Santo, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Legionella forces the removal of UK asylum seekers from Bibby Stockholm barge

Frustration for 10 Downing Street migrant policy. The United Kingdom was forced to remove migrants from the barge where they were being held after Legionella bacteria was found in the water supply, the government said on Friday.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Tech billionaires Musk and Zucherberg in an ¨epic cage duel, Roman style¨

A Roman duel in tech times. In effect, Elon Musk on Friday said he spoke with Italy's culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, about planning a cage fight with rival tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg in Italy.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 08:51 UTC
Number of kids vaccinated against Covid-19 going down in Brazil

According to a study released Friday, the number of Brazilian children aged between 6 months and 5 years old who have taken at least two doses of Covid-19 vaccine has gone down, Agencia Brasil reported.
Friday, August 11th 2023 - 17:39 UTC
China's largest property developers on thin ice: 'Country Garden' admits losses of US$ 7,6bn in six months

One of China's biggest property developers, Country Garden has warned that it could see a loss for the first six months of the year of up to US$7.6bn., the latest sign of the major issues faced by the world's second-largest economy.
Friday, August 11th 2023 - 17:30 UTC
Chinese recovery slowing down, with weaker trade and demands for fresh stimulus

China’s economic activity slowed and trade markers fell much faster than expected in July as weaker demand threatens recovery prospects in the world’s second-largest economy, heightening pressure for authorities to release fresh stimulus to steady growth.
Friday, August 11th 2023 - 11:17 UTC
Major haul of cocaine in Rotterdam: eight tons in a shipment of Ecuadorean bananas

Ecuador again is headlines. Netherlands authorities have seized eight tons of cocaine in the port of Rotterdam, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The drug is valued at an estimated US$660 million and represents the biggest haul ever recorded at the port. The last biggest was a 4,500-kilogram haul made in 2020.