International

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Mexico targets global fashion houses for using indigenous patterns

  

  Mexico has targeted leading international fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie, and Patowl claiming they have taken advantage of the indigenous textile heritage of the country. In effect according to official complaints, these designers used patterns from indigenous Mexican groups in their designs without any benefit to the communities.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:47 UTC

  Clean energy summit ready to start virtually in Santiago, Chile

  

  The Global Clean Energy Summit is to be held for the first time in Latin America and it is due to span from Monday, May 31, through Friday, June 4 in Santiago, Chile, albeit in a virtual format.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:14 UTC

  New Zealand is backing Australia in the “barley dispute” with China

  

  New Zealand has decided to support Australia in its dispute with China on barley tariffs, signaling goodwill to work on differences in how to approach Beijing. The announcement came on Sunday when Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in New Zealand for a Monday summit with Jacinda Ardern.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:09 UTC

  British PM Boris Johnson gets married in private ceremony

  

  In a private ceremony with guests not exceeding 30 people to abide by the current covid-19 restrictions in force, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee have tied the knot, it was announced Sunday.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 15:59 UTC

  India also suffering from a “white fungus” infection, more dangerous than the black fungus

  

  Another surprise from India's worsening pandemic situation. The Health Ministry is asking pharmaceutical companies to ramp up production and distribution of antifungal medications after a new type of fungal infection was found in recovering COVID-19 patients last week.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Swiss bank discloses details of laundering deals involving South America's football officials

  

  A Swiss bank Friday admitted before a Federal Court in New York it had laundered around 25 million US dollars for the late Argentine Football Association President and FIFA Vice President Julio Humberto Grondona and his family, it was reported.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 04:13 UTC

  FIFA bribes scandal: Swiss bank agrees with US Justice Department to pay US$ 79,7 million

  

  Swiss bank Julius Bär has agreed to pay US$79.7 million in a settlement with the US Department of Justice after being implicated in a sprawling corruption probe surrounding FIFA, world football’s governing body.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 03:39 UTC

  IAATO Welcomes New Executive Committee Chair

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has appointed Executive Committee member Robyn Woodhead to its top spot during this year’s online annual meeting, according to a press release. Woodhead joined the committee in 2017, having been an active member of the organization since 2010.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Ban on flights to, from and through Belarus change map of Europe's commercial aviation

  

  The Russian government Thursday banned at least two European flights from landing in Moscow because they intended to avoid Belarusian airspace as per the European Union's advise, it was reported.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 02:10 UTC

  Farmers beware: Climate activist Greta Thunberg targets food production and consumption

  

  Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has set her sights on changing how the world produces and consumes food in order to counteract: carbon emissions, disease outbreaks, and animal suffering.