International

• 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.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:17 UTC

  Moscow reacts to claims by Colombian Minister that Russia was behind the ongoing political unrest

  

  Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned Colombian ambassador Alfonso Lopez Caballero following remarks by Bogotá's Defense Minister Diego Molano, who claimed that Moscow was behind ”cyberattacks” linked to the political unrest the South Amerian country is going through.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentine Air Force faces another hurdle for its re equipment plans

  

  Another hurdle has cropped up for the Argentine Air Force attempt to begin recovering its once might, which succumbed during the Falkland Islands conflict and with obsolescence. In effect, a long list of countries have been most willing to sell supersonic fighter jets to Argentina, but mainly costs and the British arms embargo have conspired.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Italian PM hopeful green pass will enable economic, social activities to restart next month

  

  Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Tuesday before the European Commission in Brussels that he was confident the vaccination “green pass” was to be ready for mid-June so that economic and social activities can restart, including the return of tourists at the beginning of the season.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 07:47 UTC

  Death of vaccinated William Shakespeare shocks covid-19 UK

  

  The 81-year-old William Shakespeare, who made the news back in December 2020 as the first man to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom, has passed away of non-coronavirus-related causes, it was reported Tuesday.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 07:40 UTC

  Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica reopens from May 29

  

  Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia basilica, the unfinished masterpiece of Antoni Gaudi will reopen from May 29 on weekend mornings after closing in October, hoping to benefit from the easing of coronavirus restrictions and expected tourism recovery in Spain.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 06:49 UTC

  Dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19 infections even with asymptomatic patients, UK research

  

  Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90% of COVID-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published by the London School of Tropical Medicine.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 06:21 UTC

  UK MoD purchases noisy light tanks that can't shoot while moving, The Times

  

  UK has spent £3.2 billion (US$ 4.5 billion) on noisy tanks that can’t shoot while moving, according to a Time report. The news comes after critics called on the government to upgrade its “deplorable” armored fleet.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 13:25 UTC

  Falkland Islands nearing completion of nationwide Covid-19 vaccination programme

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to confirm that it is nearing completion of the rollout of its nationwide Covid-19 vaccination programme. 95% of those aged over 18 in the community has now received two doses of the Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine, providing an additional layer of protection against the coronavirus for the vast majority of the Falkland Islands population.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Chile's “mobility pass” has an impact on stock exchange and possibly on hosting Copa America

  

  The Government of Chile is working on the development of a so-called “mobility pass” which would grant people already vaccinated against covid-19 greater levels of freedom and mobility within their communes and allow travel between regions for those who are in quarantine, it was announced.