International

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  German Chancellor Merkel pledges to support Argentina in video-talk with President Fernández

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday held a video conference during which both leaders discussed various issues concerning the future of diplomatic and economic relations between their countries.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Spain eyes Latin America and Mercosur for its new international economy strategy

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Wednesday said his country intends to have a greater presence in Latin American markets and for that it is willing to invest more than 4,5 billion euros (almost US $ 5,5 billion).

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentina withdraws from lawsuit against Maduro before the International Criminal Court

  

  The Government of Argentina Wednesday withdrew from a joint lawsuit filed against the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro before the International Criminal Court (ICC) brought forward by the previous administration of President Mauricio Macri.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  IMF report praises Uruguay's economy and answer to the covid-19 crisis

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has audited Uruguay's economy and was full of words of praise for the South American country, it was reported Wednesday

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina finds new supplier of vaccines against coronavirus

  

  Argentine Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero Wednesday announced that an agreement with Chinese laboratory Cansino Bio for the supply of aniticoronavirus vaccines had been reached.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates have names; HMS Active recalls her predecessor and Falklands liberation

  

  The names of five next-generation Type-31 frigates for the Royal Navy have been announced. Approved by HM The Queen, the vessels will be named HMS Active, HMS Bulldog, HMS Campbeltown, HMS Formidable and HMS Venturer.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  Scottish leader working for a coalition to re launch a pro independence referendum

  

  Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insists on working on forming a pro-independence majority and is holding talks with the Green Party for a coalition. Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said she had held discussions with the Greens, who have promised to support a second independence referendum, at her official residence earlier this week.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 07:43 UTC

  Humpback whale found dead in a beach in southern France

  

  Suprise in the Mediterranean, a humpback whale was found dead on Wednesday on a beach in southern France, in what experts said was a rare incident. The seven-meter-long animal was evacuated from the beach at Carnon, near the seaside town of La Grande-Motte, and was to undergo an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 15:03 UTC

  Mounting pressure on Beijing to allow a second team to track the source of Covid-19 in China

  

  A leading scientist on the WHO's COVID-19 mission to China said on Tuesday that a follow-up trip could be helpful to gather additional research on the origins of the disease, but should be separate from any audit of information provided by Beijing.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Covid-19 deals 10-year setback to Latin America income levels, IMF top official says

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Director of the Western Hemisphere Department Alejandro Werner has said that the current coronavirus pandemic will result in a 10-year setback to the income levels of the region.