International

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:58 UTC

  Wuhan braces for new restrictive COVID-19 measures, all citizens to be tested

  

  Wuhan, the Chinese city where the whole coronavirus pandemic kicked off in late 2019, is back under the spotlight following the decision of local health authorities to test the entire population in the aftermath of a new outbreak after 14 months with zero cases of domestic transmission.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:42 UTC

  Vietnam's clothing exports boom in 2020, WTO says

  

  A report issued Tuesday by the World Trade Organization (WTO) for clothing exports in the year 2020 has shown that Vietnam has surpassed Bangladesh as the second-largest global trader.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:23 UTC

  UK makes giant leap as Space Command officially launched

  

  A special ceremony held at Space Command Headquarters, RAF High Wycombe marked the official opening of United Kingdom Space Command, with the first ‘Space Operator’ Badges presented to personnel.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:03 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego fears the significance of Falkland Islands new port

  

  The province of Tierra del Fuego, on Tuesday, denounced UK's construction company BAM Nuttall for operating with no authorization in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands district, currently under British control but over which Argentine claims sovereignty.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  IMF okays SDRs for countries beleaguered under the covid-19 pandemic

  

  The International Monetary Funda's (IMF) Board of Directors Monday approved the disbursement of SDRs for a total amount of US $ 650,000 million as a relief measure amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 06:32 UTC

  Blue Belt Program launches Training Platform for UK Overseas Territories

  

  The Blue Belt Program has launched a comprehensive online training platform for the UK Overseas Territories. This will provide training and development of skills across a wide range of marine management themes, free of charge.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 06:21 UTC

  Brazil's Azul signs a one billion dollars deal with German manufacturer for 220 VTOL taxi aircraft

  

  Azul, Brazil's third-largest airline announced on Monday a one billion dollars accord with German manufacturer Lilium for the purchase of 220 of VTOL electric aircraft scheduled to begin operating in 2025.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 06:04 UTC

  Polar vessels RRS Sir David Attenborough and RSV Nuyina meet during sea trials

  

  UK and Australia’s two new polar research ships got together off the coast of Falmouth in July during sea trials in preparation for their first Antarctic missions. The state-of-the-art Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough and RSV Nuyina will enable scientists to understand changes in our planet’s climate, oceans and marine life.

• Sunday, August 1st 2021 - 11:57 UTC

  China shuts down nuclear power reactor for safety reasons

  

  Chinese authorities have decided to shut down a nuclear power plant in the southern area of Taishan “for maintenance” just one week after its French operator EDF publicly recommended its closure due to a fuel rod problem

• Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 07:29 UTC

  Italy determined to save “Patriarch” a millennial olive tree

  

  Italy is determined to save Patriarch, a millennial olive tree which the forest fires in Sardinia have devoured, but has mobilized tens of experts to try and recover this rare botanic antiquity. Patriarch is a wild olive, with a ten meters circumference trunk, some seventeen meters high which was almost completely destroyed by fire.