International

• Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 22:00 UTC

  China: Full lockdown reinstated in Wuhan area due to COVID-19

  

  In line with their Zero-COVID policy, Chinese authorities have placed an entire district on the outskirts of Wuhan under strict lockdown for the first time since 2020, it was reported.

• Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  UNWTO helping to promote tourism as a pillar of Paraguay's economic development

  

  Paraguayan president Mario Abdo Benitez during the Renewable Energy and Sustainable Tourism event, welcomed this week UNWTO’s support as the county works to make tourism a central pillar of economic growth, social opportunity and jobs.

• Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  The largest pink diamond in 300 years, was mined in Angola, “Rose of Lulo”

  

  Australia's Lupaca Diamond Company has reported that miners in Angola have extracted a rare pure pink diamond, considered the largest to have been discovered in the world in 300 years. The 170-carat, 34 grams diamond has been dubbed “the Rose of Lulo”, after the mine in northeast Angola where it was extracted.

• Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 09:03 UTC

  Kiwi lawmakers want country's name changed to Aotearoa

  

  A group of New Zealand lawmakers mooted for the country to be renamed Aotearoa, which would much better reflect its Maori ancestry, and the Wall Street Journal has picked up on their bid this week.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  “Brazil needs fertilizers to help feed the world, we can't condemn Russia” admits Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro reiterated his opposition to economic sanctions against Russia and described the Brazilian government's position in the Ukrainian conflict as one of “equilibrium” since Brazil needs a steady supply of Russian fertilizers for its powerful agribusiness sector.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Lacalle Pou and Zelensky hold a telephone conversation: here's what they talked about

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on the telephone and conveyed to him the South American country's stance condemning Russia's invasion.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 20:37 UTC

  Luis Suárez, Uruguayan national team's all-time leading scorer, will return to play for his country's club, Nacional

  

  The player of the Uruguayan national soccer team, Luis Suárez, published a video on his social networks to give the news that fans of Nacional, one of the most important teams in the Uruguayan league, wanted the most. The 35-year-old forward announced that he has a pre-contract with the club where he was born and said that “in the next few hours details will be finalized”.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Uruguayan peacekeepers said to be OK after violence hits UN mission in Congo

  

  Uruguayan peacekeeping forces in Congo have been reported to be in good health after riots took place at the local UN headquarters where the South American troops are stationed.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina: Unofficial dollar falls after Batakis meets IMF Chief

  

  The unofficial exchange rate between the US dollar (also known as “blue”) and the Argentina peso fell between AR$ 16 and 17 Monday after Economy Minister Silvina Batakis met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the World Bank agreed on a US$ 200 million loan to boost the country's coffers.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:51 UTC

  World Bank officials meet Batakis and confirm continued support for Argentina

  

  World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg met with Silvina Batakis, Minister of Economy. Mr. van Trotsenburg and Minister Batakis discussed the global impacts of inflation and the war in Ukraine and Argentina’s role in helping to ease the world’s food crisis as a major agricultural producer.