International

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 22:13 UTC

  “We need to make people feel safe in public transport, mask wearing should be compulsory,” London mayor

  

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan is lobbying the UK government to make mask-wearing on the Underground mandatory and required by law, which will make people feel safe travelling on public transportation.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:44 UTC

  Foreign airlines may continue to lift operations in Argentina if restrictions continue

  

  Foreign airlines still operating in Argentina have voiced yet again their concerns over their future due to the country's restrictions on the number of flights allowed through Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:13 UTC

  FC Barcelona announces Messi will not stay

  

  Argentine international football legend Lionel Messi will no longer play for Spanish League top team FC Barcelona after a 21-year spell, it was announced Thursday. The Rosario-born Messi arrived in Barcelona when he was 12 years old.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 18:45 UTC

  Food prices fall slightly in July for the second month running, FAO report

  

  Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month, according to the benchmark United Nations FAO report. The FAO food price averaged 123.0 points in July 2021, 1.2% lower than the previous month although still 31.0% higher than its level in the same period of 2020.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 11:44 UTC

  Self reliant India proudly presents its first fully designed and built aircraft carrier

  

  India’s first designed and built aircraft carrier has set sail for its maiden sea trials and the navy hailed it as a “historic and proud” day for the country, which has invested vast resources in developing domestic technology.

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentine literary critic says Falklands are British, sparks rejection and controversy

  

  Statements by Argentine literary and cultural critic Beatriz Sarlo who Tuesday said that the Falkland Islands were “British territory” sparked nationwide controversies about which she defiantly warned she “cared very little.”

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:58 UTC

  Wuhan braces for new restrictive COVID-19 measures, all citizens to be tested

  

  Wuhan, the Chinese city where the whole coronavirus pandemic kicked off in late 2019, is back under the spotlight following the decision of local health authorities to test the entire population in the aftermath of a new outbreak after 14 months with zero cases of domestic transmission.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:42 UTC

  Vietnam's clothing exports boom in 2020, WTO says

  

  A report issued Tuesday by the World Trade Organization (WTO) for clothing exports in the year 2020 has shown that Vietnam has surpassed Bangladesh as the second-largest global trader.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:23 UTC

  UK makes giant leap as Space Command officially launched

  

  A special ceremony held at Space Command Headquarters, RAF High Wycombe marked the official opening of United Kingdom Space Command, with the first ‘Space Operator’ Badges presented to personnel.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:03 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego fears the significance of Falkland Islands new port

  

  The province of Tierra del Fuego, on Tuesday, denounced UK's construction company BAM Nuttall for operating with no authorization in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands district, currently under British control but over which Argentine claims sovereignty.