International

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 20:38 UTC

  Argentine scientists and lawmakers recommend returning to GMT -4

  

  The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Argentine Province of Mendoza's Lower House this week began analyzing a bill to adopt a daylight saving time system and go rogue to GMT -4, it was reported.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Massive investments in Guyana's oil and gas industry by Exxon-Mobil

  

  Exxon Mobil is investing heavily off the coast of Guyana expecting future production of some 1,2 million barrels per day of oil and gas by 2027. According to the company the fourth oil project production off Guyana will receive an investment of US$ 10 billion.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:32 UTC

  Paraguay advised to monitor inflation and tackle State spending

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a recommendation to the Government of Paraguay IMF to keep an eye on inflation and move forward with structural reforms in addition to improving State spending.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Princess Anne attends Falklands' war anniversary service at St. Paul's Cathedral

  

  Princess Royal has joined veterans at a service to remember those who fought or died in the Falklands War, and to mark the conflict’s 40th anniversary. The Falkland Islands Government organized the service of reflection and remembrance in St Faith’s Chapel at St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Belarus reopens sales of potash; extent of Western sanctions on Russian fertilizers not clear

  

  Belarus announced that it is authorizing licenses for the export of potash beginning this month, according to the official news agency RIA. Russia's close ally is the world’s third-largest producer of potash, widely used in soy production. Belaruskali, a local state-owned company, is among the world’s leading companies in the field.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Scientists now watching “recombinant” lineages of SARS-CoV-2

  

  As cases of COVID-19 worldwide are waning down and more so are the disease's deadly effects, scientists worldwide are beginning to harbor new concerns over the appearance and spread of the so-called recombinant lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  COVID-19 booster shots are better if specific brands are used

  

  According to a study released Tuesday by Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), patients who have taken the two-shot scheme of CoronaVac's drug would be better off if they receive a booster injection of the Pfizer vaccine.

• 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.