International

Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 20:10 UTC
Greece pays up IMF financial bailouts

Greece has paid up its debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after three assistance programs amounting to US$ 35 billion between 2010 and 2015, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 20:00 UTC
South American Football Confederation opens office in London

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Monday opened its offices in London, England. It consists of a Joint Representation with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Foreign Office travel advice for Argentina: watch out for petty crime, strikes and Falklands' related protests

The latest travel advice on Argentina from the Foreign Office points out that in 2019, (the last normal year), 126,548 British nationals visited Argentina in 2019 and most visits are trouble-free.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Nigel Phillips CBE from the Falklands to governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Mr. Nigel Phillips CBE, currently governor of the Falkland Islands has been appointed Governor of St Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha in succession to Dr. Philip Rushbrook. Mr. Phillips will take up his appointment in August 2022.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Mural of Chávez and Putin together unveiled in Caracas

Clear signs of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin are on display in the Venezuelan capital. A mural of him alongside the late Hugo Chávez Frías has been unveiled Monday in appreciation. Another mural of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona is to be seen in Caracas not far off, it was reported.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Foreign diplomatic missions decry harsh covid-19 isolation measures in Shanghai

As a part of its zero-tolerance for covid-19 cases, the Government of China has been separating children from their parents to handle the recent outbreak in Shanghai.
Monday, April 4th 2022 - 23:08 UTC
Falklands’ MLA Roger Spink: ”We identify with Ukraine because in 1982 we were invaded by a dictator that ruled a neighboring country”

Last Saturday, April 2nd, marked the 40th anniversary of the Argentine landing in the Falklands / Malvinas Islands, which led to war with the United Kingdom. In this framework, Buenos Aires newspaper Clarin interviewed Roger Spink, one of the eight members of the Legislative Assembly. Born in Port Stanley / Puerto Argentino, the capital of the archipelago in 1959, this businessman, an accountant by profession, joined local politics with strong opinions in favor of the Islands and Britain, when it comes to the Argentine sovereignty claim.
Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands' people have rights, but Argentina's 'cruel' attitude creates the feeling “war has not gone”

Hugo Alconada Mon is a prestigious Argentine journalist, and lawyer, who has written several books, besides belonging to the international consortium of investigative journalists which among other things was involved in exposing the Panama Papers.
Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Presidents of Colombia, Ukraine hold phone talk

Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Saturday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Volodimir Zelensky. Duque offered Colombia's assistance to the European leader, given the South American country's long history of handling refugee crises, it was reported.
Sunday, April 3rd 2022 - 11:58 UTC
Argentine President praises fortitude of 1982 war veterans

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday delivered the main speech during the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Puerto Argentino / Port Stanley landing which triggered the South Atlantic armed conflict with the United Kingdom.