International

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:33 UTC

  Celebration in Ushuaia: cruise season authorized to begin on 20 October

  

  It's official, Argentina announced the opening of the 2021/2022 bi-oceanic and Antarctic cruise season next 20 October. The administrative resolution 834/2021 was published in the Official Gazette, triggering immediate satisfaction from Tierra del Fuego province whose governor contacted the Tourism and Sports minister Matías Lammens.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:46 UTC

  Ukraine born US tallest man, 2.35 meters, dies at age 38

  

  The tallest man in the United States, 2 meters 35 centimetres has died of heart failure, his family reported on Facebook. Originally from Ukraine, Igor Voykoyinsky, 38, was living in the city of Rochester, Minnesota, famous for its medical schools and medical facilities.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:17 UTC

  C24 Caribbean Regional Seminar at Saint John, Dominica

  

  The Special Committee on Decolonization is holding the 2021 Caribbean Regional Seminar in the Parish of Saint John, Dominica, from Wednesday 25 to 27 August 2021, within the framework of the start of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030). The Seminar, initially scheduled for 19 to 21 May, was postponed due to the situation relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:03 UTC

  A billion people suffering hypertension live in low and middle income countries

  

  The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases – live in low and middle-income countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Wednesday has revealed.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:00 UTC

  New Zealand reflecting about its national soccer team name “All Whites”

  

  The All Blacks, in their black colours, is mighty and feared New Zealand rugby national team, which during the last two decades have been an almost unbeatable side collecting trophies in the northern and southern hemispheres.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 18:41 UTC

  Uruguay to open up Ankara embassy following FM Bustillo's Turkish tour

  

  Uruguay and Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby a Political Consultation Mechanism as Francisco Bustillo, Foreign Minister of the South American country, rounds up his diplomatic tour.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 07:36 UTC

  Royal Navy helping to survey devastation in earthquake hit Haiti

  

  Royal Navy aviators are helping to survey the devastation in Haiti as they fly dawn-to-dusk flights over the earthquake-hit Caribbean country. A helicopter from support ship RFA Wave Knight has been in the air since Friday, flying over parts of the Tiburon Peninsula – epicenter of the quake which struck on August 14 – to locate villages, towns and infrastructure urgently in need of help.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 07:11 UTC

  Colombian President kicks off South Korean tour in search for paths to economic recovery

  

  Colombia's President Ivan Duque has landed in Seoul to start his South Korean investment-seeking tour to try to reactivate the South American country's economy after setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  IMF largest allocation of SDRs, US$650 billion comes into effect; Ms Georgieva calls for wise use of funds

  

  The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva announced on Monday the largest allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in history—about US$650 billion— and described the operation as a significant shot in the arm for the world and, if used wisely, a unique opportunity to combat this unprecedented crisis.

• Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  LATAM denies any hostile attempt to take over its Brazil operations, as reported by Wall Street Journal

  

  LATAM Airlines strongly denied on Monday it has intentions of getting rid of its operations in Brazil, given the interest of its main competitor Azul airlines, as was reported by the Wall Street Journal indicating that there were ongoing conversations with Latam creditors to purchase its Brazilian affiliate.