International

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.
Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 08:17 UTC
Argentina will not participate in the Conxemar fisheries fair in Vigo next month

Argentina will not be participating next October in this year's Conxemar 2021, one of the world's largest fisheries fairs that takes place in Vigo, Galicia. The information was made public in a brief release from the Argentine Federal Fisheries Council, CFP.
Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 08:04 UTC
Pope Francis refers to Afghanistan confusing statements from Merkel and Putin

Despite having screened an interview to a Spanish radio station, Pope Francis nevertheless on Wednesday confused statements from German Chancellor Angela Merkel with those from Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Latin America and Caribbean expected to grow 5.9% in 2021, ECLAC says

A new “Economic Study of Latin America and the Caribbean” report released Tuesday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its growth forecast for the region from 5.2% in July to 5.9%.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:29 UTC
High income countries called on to share Covid-19 vaccines quickly

The former Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, have expressed their deep concern at the slow pace of redistribution of COVID-19 vaccines from high income to low-income countries.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 08:58 UTC
WHO names coronavirus Colombian strain “Mu” and says it is “of interest”

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a new SARS-Cov-2 variant which has been named “Mu” and was first detected in Colombia last January.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 07:22 UTC
FAO Director-General points at digitalization if small island states are to achieve their goals

The Chinese biologist Qu Dongyu, who has been serving as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to rely on innovation and digitalization to speed up the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:26 UTC
US puts an end to 20 years of military presence in Afghanistan

The United States has ended its military presence in Afghanistan after 20 years, General Frank McKenzie of the Central Command (CENTCOM), announced Monday at a press conference from the Pentagon.
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:05 UTC
China limits video gaming (“spiritual opium”) by teenagers to three hours a week

China has implemented strict regulations regarding video gaming by minors below 18, which will be limited to three hours a week to combat what authorities have described as the “spiritual opium”.