International

Monday, January 24th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Argentine Defense Minister bids farewell to blue helmets off to Cyprus

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana last week bid farewell to the national troops to be deployed in Cyprus as a part of the United Nations peacekeeping Mission.
Monday, January 24th 2022 - 08:49 UTC
China concerned about a slowing economy cuts lending rates to boost consumption

The Chinese economy expanded 8,1% in 2021, following the 2,2% of 2020, as steadily growing industrial production and exceptional trade performance offset a drop in retail sales. Still, that figure fell short of economists' expectations for an 8.4% growth and year on year growth rate fell to 4,9% in the third quarter and 4% in the fourth quarter.
Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:58 UTC
US now demands all foreigners be vaccinated to enter the country

The Government of the United States has announced that effective Jan. 22, foreigners wishing to cross into the country by land or by boat from Canada will also be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas announces return of daily flights to Madrid

Starting in the coming month of April, Aerolineas Argentinas will resume its daily flights between Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport to the Adolfo Suárez-Barajas terminal in Madrid. The frequency had been interrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Boris Johnson polling is now so bad that it makes sense for Conservative MPs to get rid of him

By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex – Things just keep getting worse for Boris Johnson. On the same day that one of his MPs defected to the Labour party, former Brexit minister David Davis stood up in parliament to call for Johnson’s resignation.
Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Emeritus pope Benedict allegedly involved in cover ups of sexual abuse against minors

A distraught Pope Francis again pledged justice for the victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church, following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany.
Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:28 UTC
US Charges foreigner in connection with killing of Haitian President

A 49-year-old businessman who holds double citizenship of Haiti and Chile has been charged in the United States in connection with the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse at the latter's residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7.
Friday, January 21st 2022 - 20:37 UTC
Little progress results from US, Russia's top diplomats meeting in Geneva

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Friday met in Geneva to discuss the escalating military tensions in Europe, particularly about a possible invasion of Ukraine.
Friday, January 21st 2022 - 09:45 UTC
19-yr-old becomes youngest woman to fly solo around the world

At age 19, Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman ever to fly solo around the world, after landing back at her Belgian point of departure following a journey of more than 52,000 kilometers (28,000 nautical miles) across several countries and five continents
Friday, January 21st 2022 - 09:35 UTC
UN General Assembly, except Iran, adopts resolution condemning any denial of the Holocaust

On the month of Holocaust Remembrance Day, United Nations General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution rejecting and condemning any denial of the Holocaust following on a joint proposal from Israel and Germany.