International

Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Bolsonaro and Putin discuss Sputnik-V vaccine purchase in telephone conversation

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro spoke Tuesday on the telephone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about the possible purchase of Sputnik V, the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Institute for Research in Epidemiology and Microbiology.
Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:11 UTC
US, WHO top scientists not so eager about vaccination passports

The US administration of President Joseph Biden shall not be requiring its citizens to use vaccination passports to prove they were immunized against coronavirus, Dr Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Russia's Putin invites Argentine President over to discuss bilateral cooperation

Russia's President Vladimir Putin Monday held a phone conversation with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández, whom he invited over to Moscow for talks to advance cooperation issues.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Boris Johnson hints covid-19 vaccine passport likely also for domestic use

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday acknowledged he entertained the idea of “the potential use of Covid-19 certificates” to access sporting and cultural events. “But people are not going to be asked to show the certificate to go to the shops or to enter the pub's garden,” said Johnson, who faces a rebellion of more than 70 voiceful MPs against the so-called “Covid passport”.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Chilean TV station changes hands between US owners

Pending governmental approval, US giant ViacomCBS is expanding its Latin American investment scheme by buying over the Santiago-based Chilevisión TV station, which was announced Monday.
Monday, April 5th 2021 - 09:24 UTC
Orcas sighted off Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este

The Uruguayan large-circulation daily El País has reported the sighting of orcas off the coast of Punta del Este.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Suez Canal Authority will seek over US$ 1bn in compensation for Ever Given crisis

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will seek over ask for more than 1 billion dollars in compensation for the losses caused by mega-ship Ever Given blocking traffic in either direction after running aground sideways.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 03:24 UTC
Luxurious book about Maradona said to be untrue

A new book released in England about Diego Maradona is said to be untrue and his heirs or rights holders of the footballer's bequest have hinted they might sue the publishers.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 18:17 UTC
Criminal complaint filed in London regarding sale of Argentine ID document

LONDON, UK – A criminal complaint was filed this week with the Metropolitan Police in London regarding the sale of Argentine veteran of the 1982 conflict, Edgardo Esteban’s identity document. The complaint refers to the sale of his ID document by a London auction house and then trading website which according to the complaint is illegal as it was stolen property.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 11:27 UTC
Falkland Islands and “39 years of peace and progression” on the anniversary of the Argentine invasion

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) issued on Friday a statement on the 39th anniversary of the Argentine Operation Rosario that “shattered” the peace of Falkland Islanders, marking the beginning of the 1982's Falklands War. “This amphibious invasion marked the beginning of the unlawful occupation of the Falkland Islands, which sought to obliterate every Islander’s fundamental human right to live in a self-determined, democratic society,” the statement continues.