International

• Monday, August 9th 2021 - 15:18 UTC

  Latest “massive melting” of Greenland ice sheet could cover Florida with five centimeters of water

  

  The Polar Portal website has reported that the Greenland ice sheet recent “massive melting event” released enough mass to cover the state of Florida with 5 centimeters of water.

• Monday, August 9th 2021 - 08:43 UTC

  Uruguayan town puts historic support to Soviet troops during Battle of Stalingrad on display

  

  The support from the Uruguayan town of San Javier to the Soviet Army in the Battle of Stalingrad has been put on display for visitors to see at an exhibition in Fray Bentos.

• Saturday, August 7th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Falklands reviews Infectious Diseases Regulations and Directions, effective Sunday 8 August

  

  The existing requirements of the Infectious Diseases Control (Coronavirus, Quarantine) Regulations 2021, together with the Directions in force under these regulations, were recently reviewed ahead of their expiration on 8 August 2021.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 22:17 UTC

  Peru tilts towards China, but taxing miners will become a controversial issue

  

  Recently inaugurated Peruvian president Pedro Castillo seems to be clearly tilting his country towards China: cabinet members have met with the Beijing ambassador, an updating of the 2009 trade accord between the two countries is advancing and this Friday the president will be vaccinated with the SinoPharm Covid 19 shot.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 22:13 UTC

  “We need to make people feel safe in public transport, mask wearing should be compulsory,” London mayor

  

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan is lobbying the UK government to make mask-wearing on the Underground mandatory and required by law, which will make people feel safe travelling on public transportation.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:44 UTC

  Foreign airlines may continue to lift operations in Argentina if restrictions continue

  

  Foreign airlines still operating in Argentina have voiced yet again their concerns over their future due to the country's restrictions on the number of flights allowed through Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:13 UTC

  FC Barcelona announces Messi will not stay

  

  Argentine international football legend Lionel Messi will no longer play for Spanish League top team FC Barcelona after a 21-year spell, it was announced Thursday. The Rosario-born Messi arrived in Barcelona when he was 12 years old.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 18:45 UTC

  Food prices fall slightly in July for the second month running, FAO report

  

  Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month, according to the benchmark United Nations FAO report. The FAO food price averaged 123.0 points in July 2021, 1.2% lower than the previous month although still 31.0% higher than its level in the same period of 2020.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 11:44 UTC

  Self reliant India proudly presents its first fully designed and built aircraft carrier

  

  India’s first designed and built aircraft carrier has set sail for its maiden sea trials and the navy hailed it as a “historic and proud” day for the country, which has invested vast resources in developing domestic technology.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentine literary critic says Falklands are British, sparks rejection and controversy

  

  Statements by Argentine literary and cultural critic Beatriz Sarlo who Tuesday said that the Falkland Islands were “British territory” sparked nationwide controversies about which she defiantly warned she “cared very little.”