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  • Monday, June 5th 2023 - 06:13 UTC

    Air New Zealand weighing passengers in international flights to improve fuel efficiency

    Before the pandemic, the airline flew more than 17 million passengers every year, with 3,400 flights per week.

    Air New Zealand is weighing passengers before they board international flights, as part of a survey to determine average passenger weight. The weight will be anonymously recorded in a database but not be visible to airline staff or other passengers, the firm said in a video.

  • Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:11 UTC

    New currency swap with China gives Argentina some financial relief

    During the meeting, the Argentine delegation gave their Chinese interlocutors official jerseys of the Argentine national football team

    Argentina will have US$ 10 billion to play on the domestic foreign exchange market and avoid a steeper devaluation of the peso after renewing a currency swap with China, Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced in Beijing Friday.

  • Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 09:54 UTC

    Over 200 killed in train accident in India

    “Rescue operations are underway,” Prime Minister Modi said

    Over 200 people were reported to have died Friday when a passenger train and a freight convoy clashed in the Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha, it was reported.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:31 UTC

    Most Britons feel the Falkland Islands should remain with UK, YouGov poll

    The Falklands and Gibraltar came 4th and 5th with 35% and 33%, while Northern Ireland’s exit would cause the least concern with just 32% selecting ‘upset.’

    People in Britain would be more upset to see Gibraltar or the Falkland Islands leave the UK than they would if Northern Ireland did, according to a new YouGov poll published in British media.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:01 UTC

    Argentina to join BRICS bank?

    Rousseff found the fastest way for Argentina to get help from the BRICS NDB Bank

    Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa was told in Shanghai by New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff that the road was clear for Argentina to join the entity and thus be able to obtain some financial backing in the near future, it was reported. The formal announcement will be made next August alongside those concerning Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Zimbabwe.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:00 UTC

    RRS Sir David Attenborough back in UK; she returns to Antarctica in October

    The 129m ship is due to leave again on 8 June for refitting work in Rosyth, Scotland, before being used for further trials on the Scottish coast. (Pic BAS)

    The Falkland Islands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough has returned to the UK after a second season docked at Antarctica. The crew completed its polar science trials during what was a seven-month mission. The vessel arrived at Harwich in Essex on Tuesday.

  • Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentinian scientist becomes first woman to head WMO

    “My ambition is to lead WMO towards a scenario in which the voice of all members is heard equally,” Saulo said

    Argentina's National Meteorological Service Director Celeste Saulo has been chosen to become the new Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), it was announced Thursday in Geneva.

  • Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:22 UTC

    Pope Francis and Lula discuss Ukraine and possible trips

    Lula last met with Pope Francis in February, 2020

    Pope Francis and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday discussed the situation in Ukraine during a telephone conversation in which the South American leader invited the Argentine priest to visit his country soon.

  • Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:14 UTC

    Medvedev: British officials legitimate targets for Russia

    Medvedev referred to the UK as “our eternal enemy”

    After British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that Ukraine has the right to strike military targets inside Russian territory, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that British Officials have become “Legitimate” Targets for his country because the United Kingdom was “de facto” leading an undeclared war. Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, called the UK Moscow's “eternal enemy.”

  • Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 11:00 UTC

    Minister Massa announces agreements for about US$ 1 billion

    Massa will conclude his Chinese tour on Friday

    Argentina's Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, announced from Shanghai that he has obtained financing for approximately US$ 1 billion for investments and disbursements that will strengthen the Central Bank's reserves.