International

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentine President not attending BRICS Summit

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández called off his trip to Johannesburg after learning that his country would not be -at least for now- joining the BRICS (a trade bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) during the ongoing XV Summit, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 07:43 UTC

  “God bless you Harold”, The Times obituary

  

  Harold Briley's obituary by The Times, published Tuesday, August 22, 2023. - Reporter who broadcast the first news of Argentina’s invasion of the Falklands in 1982 and later campaigned for the Islanders’ rights.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 07:30 UTC

  Panama Canal limits transit of vessels because of a severe drought

  

  On both sides of the Panama Canal, fleets of ships find themselves immobilized, delayed by weeks as waterway authorities have slowed traffic to conserve water amid a severe drought. A report from the Brazilian news agency O-Globo gives a detailed picture of what is happening.

• Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:33 UTC

  BRICS summit in South Africa has to decide on the access of new members

  

  This week Johannesburg is hosting the 15th summit of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) when a historic decision is expected, reconfiguring the group with the access of new country members.

• Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Orkney Islands votes to categorize visiting cruise vessels and passenger numbers

  

  The Orkney Islands Council (OIC) unveiled a strategic blueprint to navigate the bustling waters of cruise ship tourism. Foremost among its provisions is the imposition of constraints on the size of vessels permitted to grace the island's shores on any given day. The proposal (Cruise Booking and Confirmation Policy) stands at the threshold of approval by Councilors.

• Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Celebrity Cruises cancels its 2024/25 South America program; Caribbean priority

  

  Celebrity Cruises announced it is cancelling its 2024-2025 program in South America and relocating to the Caribbean. The 2,850 passenger Celebrity Equinox was scheduled to offer a series of cruises to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile between November 2024 and March 2025.

• Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 07:46 UTC

  Burnt out shell of an old Ferrari from the fifties sold at US$ 2 million

  

  The burnt-out shell of an old Ferrari racing car from the late fifties has sold at auction in the US for nearly $2m (£1.5m), reports BBC. It caught fire during a race in the 1960s and was not touched for decades.

• Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 07:20 UTC

  WindWings: cargo vessel travelling to Brazil fitted with giant sails

  

  A cargo ship fitted with giant, rigid British-designed sails has set out on its maiden voyage. Shipping firm Cargill, which has chartered the vessel, hopes the technology will help the industry chart a course toward a greener future.

• Monday, August 21st 2023 - 15:51 UTC

  Exclusive images from Uruguay's heroic cruise ship rescue revealed

  

  Almost two years after the documentary “Greg Mortimer: In Search of a Land of Solidarity” (Greg Mortimer: En busca de una tierra solidaria in Spanish) was premiered in cinemas, the former Health Minister of Uruguay, Daniel Salinas, shared some new pictures from the time when the country helped people on a cruise ship stuck due to COVID-19. He posted these pictures on his X account (which used to be called Twitter).

• Monday, August 21st 2023 - 11:01 UTC

  Dramatic report on world water resources, four billion people affected

  

  One-fourth of the planet’s population in 25 countries experiences extremely high water stress annually, using nearly all of their available water supply on a regular basis, according to new data from the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Aqueduct Water Risk.