International

Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Penguin fossil trails shed light on continent's separation from Antarctica

Researchers from Argentina's National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) came up with penguin fossil indicators of a historical separation between Antarctica and South America, it was reported Wednesday.
Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Putin no longer recognizes Moldova's independence - new invasion ahead?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repealed a 2012 decree recognizing Moldova as an independent country, thus sparking concern among western powers that a new invasion could be in the making, as Russia's Defense Ministry denounced that Kyiv was preparing an armed provocation in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria
Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:46 UTC
British Ambassador to BA reaffirms her Scottish heritage

British Ambassador to Buenos Aires Kirsty Hayes took Argentina's Energy Secretary Flavia Royon on a tour of her native Aberdeen in Scotland to show her how the city was spearheading the green revolution, which might shed some light on how other countries may shift to net zero.
Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:20 UTC
Brazilian beef sales to China suspended due to case of mad cow

Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture announced Wednesday that even though it poses no threat to human consumers, beef exports to China are to be halted effective Thursday after a case of the mad-cow disease has been confirmed in the State of Pará, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 11:00 UTC
British maker of autoparts closes Argentine business

A British maker of auto parts is closing its plant in Victoria in the province of Buenos Aires on the northern outskirts of the country's capital due to the “serious economic situation” the South American nation is going through, it was reported. The sector is particularly affected by foreign exchange restrictions which render inputs unattainable.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Falklands War frigate to be turned into a museum

The Royal Navy's HMS Ambuscade is to be preserved as a shipbuilding museum in Glasgow following her decommissioning by the Pakistan Navy, it was announced this week.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 08:23 UTC
Biden reaffirms US commitment not to let Russia beat Ukraine

The day after his surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital, US President Joseph Biden insisted Tuesday in Warsaw that the western world would stand behind President Volodymyr Zelenski in fending off the Russian invaders.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 08:03 UTC
El Niño to cause irreversible thawing in Antarctica, study finds

According to an investigation by the Australian Government's scientific agency (CSIRO), the “El Niño” phenomenon would cause an increase in underwater temperatures that would cause irreversible melting of the shelves and ice sheets, it was reported on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 09:10 UTC
Successful Falklands tour for Gibraltar Regiment Band

Ten members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Band joined forces with colleagues from the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Band (PWRR) to deliver musical support on behalf of 3PWRR while their battalion were deployed in the Falklands for Exercise Tiger Island.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 08:33 UTC
New quake in Türkiye, Syria leaves at least 6 dead

At least 6 people have been reported dead and more than 760 injured after two new earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Turkish province of Hatay, one of the most affected by the Feb. 6 tremors where 41,020 victims lost their lives. Numerous aftershocks were also recorded Monday.