International

Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 19:17 UTC
First cryptocurrency for LGTBI + community launched in Spain

Spanish traders have announced “Maricoin,” the new cryptocurrency created by and for the LGTBI + community, will be launched on Christmas Eve in Madrid. The new money will be accepted as of Dec. 31 throughout 25 gay-friendly businesses throughout Spain after the pilot test this coming Friday, Dec. 24.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Uruguay's President admits FTA with Turkey under consideration

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday admitted his country was after one-on-one trade deals with countries other than China and singled out Turkey was a target. Regarding a possible agreement with the United States, Lacalle said it would be a childhood dream come true.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Boris Johnson message: Falklands are part of the Great British family

The traditional Christmas and New Year message from the UK's Prime Minister to the people of the Falkland Islands was published in the last 2021 edition of the Penguin News.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
WHO issues emergency approval for Novavax

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an emergency approval for the Novavax drug against COVID-19, which has thus become the 10th vaccine available in the fight against the rapidly spreading disease.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 08:52 UTC
US sanctions Brazil-based businesses and individuals for supporting Al Qaeda

The Government of the United States has issued sanctions against three people and two of their Brazil-based companies after having determined they were linked to supporting Al Qaeda, it was announced Wednesday.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 08:45 UTC
66-million-year-old fossil dinosaur embryo found in China

Chinese researchers have found a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo. The egg was in all likelihood preserved by a sudden landslide that buried it, according to scientists. The discovery is also said to shed some light on the link between modern birds and dinosaurs.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 23:05 UTC
Uruguay, EU agree on reciprocity regarding digital vaccination certificates

Uruguay Tuesday became the fifth country to join the European Union's covid-19 certificate program. It is also South America's first.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 22:59 UTC
Leaders of Venezuela, Turkey reaffirm mutual cooperation

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Tuesday said he had discussed in a telephone conversation a series of bilateral issues with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 12:04 UTC
Japan carries out three executions in one day

Japanese judicial authorities Tuesday hanged three death row inmates in the first executions since Dec. 26, 2019 -when a Chinese citizen convicted in the 2003 killing of a family of four in Fukuoka was put to death-, and the first under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said he gave the order to resume capital punishment.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 11:36 UTC
Argentine peso needs devaluing, Goldman Sachs report says

A macroeconomic report from Wall Street operators Goldman Sachs released Tuesday has warned that “without fiscal or monetary anchors” the country is up for strong “headwinds” in 2022 and 2023 and, therefore, “the peso needs to be devalued.”