International

• Monday, August 7th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

  Falklands: Chinese ambassador in Buenos Aires iterates support for Argentina's claim

  

  Outgoing Chinese ambassador in Argentina, Zou Xiaoli again expressed support for the Argentine government's position regarding its sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, August 7th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  Sanitary authorities warn of new Covid-19 variant

  

  Sanitary authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) launched a warning over the new coronavirus version known as EG.5.1 gaining ground, although Arcturus XBB.1.16 remains the most dominant variant, it was reported. The new sublineage is also responsible for 17% of cases in the United States.

• Monday, August 7th 2023 - 10:07 UTC

  Turmoil in global rice market as India, Thailand and Vietnam limit exports

  

  Mercosur country members have been receiving requests for supplies of rice as the cereal price has seen a sharp surge in recent months as major Asian producers curtail their trade and supplies. This could impact millions of consumers around the world, with Asian and African countries expected to bear the brunt.

• Monday, August 7th 2023 - 09:11 UTC

  Zelensky willing to tell Lula about the situation in Ukraine

  

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Latin American media published Sunday that his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's stance regarding the ongoing war with Russia was consistent with Moscow's narrative. “I thought he had a broader understanding of the world,” said Zelensky while insisting on inviting Lula to discuss the situation with him face to face.

• Monday, August 7th 2023 - 09:03 UTC

  Falklands present at the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

  

  The seventh Commonwealth Youth Games are taking place on the Islands of Trinidad and Tobago until August 11, with over 1000 athletes and para athletes between the ages of 14-18 participating in seven sports managed by 500 officials.

• Monday, August 7th 2023 - 08:32 UTC

  London considering Ascension island as plan B, if the scheme to send irregular migrants to Rwanda fails

  

  The UK Government is reportedly considering reviving plans to fly people who arrive in the UK by unauthorized means to Ascension Island. Multiple reports say ministers and officials are considering the island as a “plan B” if the scheme to send migrants to Rwanda fails. plan B” if the scheme to send migrants to Rwanda fails.

• Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  Argentina: Massa hints announcements will be made after PASO elections

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa Friday announced that after the Aug. 13 Mandatory, Simultaneous, and Open Primary (PASO) elections new measures will be enacted regarding pensions and lump sums to improve incomes and help people cope with the rampant inflation.

• Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  Singapore interested in sealing trade accord with Mercosur and in the Port of Santos concession

  

  The government of city-state Singapore, in Southeast Asia, intends to participate in the concession process for Brazil's largest terminal, the Port of Santos (SP), as part of the greater trade negotiation with the Mercosur block.

• Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

  Argentina pays the IMF with loan from Qatar

  

  Argentine authorities Friday announced that they would be paying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a maturity worth US$ 775 million through a 580 million Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) loan from Qatar. The Asian nation will lend Argentina Special Drawing Rights (SDR, money that countries reserve in the IMF), it was explained.

• Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 08:33 UTC

  HMS Dauntless joins Colombian navy 200th anniversary and Unitas Exercise with 20 countries

  

  The Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer has completed a large-scale exercise off the coast of Colombia, marking a return to full front-line action after a major overhaul.