International

• Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 00:18 UTC

  Volkswagen goes electric and ends making internal combustion engines in 2035

  

  Germany's Volkswagen will no longer make cars with internal combustion engines in Europe by 2035, a board member said. The announcement comes as carmakers in Europe face mounting pressure to combat climate change and curb emissions under new EU regulations

• Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 00:16 UTC

  With no budget by Thursday, UN peacekeeping missions to be frozen

  

  United Nations has instructed peacekeeping missions “to make contingency plans” to leave since no agreement has been reached for the financial year beginning July first, and which could lead to a freeze of activities, diplomats revealed. The roadblock allegedly stems from China and African countries making multiple last-minute requests.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 00:00 UTC

  Two more Catholic churches burnt in Canada; probably linked to the discovery of mass graves of indigenous children

  

  Two more Catholic churches have been apparently set on fire in Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia, making it four that have been destroyed since the discovery of mass graves at two defunct boarding schools for First Nations children.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Sea Breeze military exercises with 32 countries in the Black Sea; Russia describes them as a “provocation”

  

  A total of 32 countries began conducting military exercises in the Black Sea Monday, despite sharp criticism from Russia. The US and Ukraine are leading the “Sea Breeze” drills. They are scheduled to last for two weeks, according to the US military.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Argentina falls down to worst place to be during pandemic according to Bloomberg ranking – US the best

  

  The United States is now the best country to be during the coronavirus pandemic while Argentina is the worst option, according to a list of 53 nations reviewed by economy media outlet Bloomberg released Monday.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Euthanasia law in force in Spain pending Constitutional Court ruling

  

  Spain has become the fourth European country where terminally ill patient can seek an assisted suicide treatment – or euthanasia- to put an end to their suffering.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 08:15 UTC

  Vaccinated people wear masks, avoid crowds and keep social distance, WHO officials insist

  

  World Health Organization (WHO) officials have urged even fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks and to keep taking other measures to prevent infection.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 06:31 UTC

  Messi-inspired Iraqi short film now has higher goals

  

  A short film by Kurdish Regisseur Shehim Omar Khalifa which was highly awarded worldwide is now planning to become a full-length documentary as shooting for its enlargement is underway in Baghdad, Iraq.

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 22:19 UTC

  Falklands English with a Uruguayan flavor, “Chay”

  

  By Yliana Rodríguez (*) – An English variety with an Uruguayan flavour Falkland Islands English has called my attention for more than a decade since my dear friend George Stewart once told me about the Spanish words used down there. I flew home to tell my Dad, who to my surprise remained unruffled at the news and went on to tell me about Uruguayan gauchos in the Falklands.

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  OBE awarded to Argentine businessman Eurnekian for his involvement in building of 1982 war cemetery

  

  In what was probably his last public appearance, British Ambassador to Buenos Aires Mark Kent Friday bestowed – on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II – the Medal of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekian for his services to the relations between the two countries. cemetery