International

• Sunday, September 5th 2021 - 06:46 UTC

  LATAM must reimburse boarding fees to travelers who did not fly

  

  LATAM will have to reimburse boarding fees to all those consumers who purchased air tickets and for different reasons were unable to travel. The decision is a Collective Voluntary Procedure from the Chilean National Consumer Service, Sernac and is estimated to benefit some 400,000 consumers involving some 600 million dollars.

• Sunday, September 5th 2021 - 05:17 UTC

  Google's fiber optic cable landed on St Helena

  

  Google’s new submarine cable system, Equiano, which will connect Africa and Europe, will make its first landfall later this week – on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic.

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 12:05 UTC

  Falklands stand at Montevideo Show: as a matter of courtesy UK ambassador informed her Argentine peer

  

  As a “matter of courtesy” on Friday UK ambassador in Uruguay Faye O'Connor informed her Argentine peer, Alberto Iribarne that in the coming agribusiness show in Prado 2021 the Falkland Islands will have a stand.

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  French President against EU-Mercosur deal over environmental concerns

  

  France's President Emmanuel Macron Friday insisted his government would oppose the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur due to “incompatible” differences regarding climate issues.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  IMF says Argentina needs to gradually lift currency exchange restrictions

  

  The International Monetary Fund Thursday called for a “credible and solid” plan on the part of Argentina and recommended the country gradually loosened all restrictions on foreign currency exchange.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  One third of Latin America, Caribbean forests under threat, study finds

  

  According to the Botanic Gardens Conservation International, “World Forestry Report” published Wednesday, one-third of the forest wealth in Latin America and the Caribbean is under threat of extinction.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  PM Johnson to go ahead with third dose while experts are still to decide on the matter

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday ratified his government's pledge to start applying the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 50 by the end of this month, despite the fact a booster rollout has still not been signed off by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 19:40 UTC

  PAHO: 75% of Latin American and Caribbean population still not fully vaccinated

  

  Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne warned that 75% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean has yet to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and reported that PAHO is accelerating its drive to expand vaccine access throughout the region.

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  OPEC and Russia keep steady on original plan; ignore US request to pump more oil

  

  The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus a group led by Russia, OPEC+1 ignored requests from United States president Joe Biden and agreed on Wednesday to continue raising oil output in measured steps as originally agreed.

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Spain's leading fisheries fair warns about scammers; Uruguayan company tops the list

  

  Conxemar, one of the world's largest and most important fisheries fair which is scheduled to take place next month, 5,6,7 October in Vigo, Spain has warned potentially interested parties about scammers and pseudo promoters of Conxemar exhibits guide. It suggests that before responding or in doubt to contact directly with Conxemar.