International

Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Brazilians flock into Portugal for the fourth straight year

The arrival of Brazilian migrants into Portugal has reached new levels for the fourth consecutive year even despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
WHO focuses on possible dangers of coronavirus lambda variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to focus on the possible threats by the coronavirus variant known as Lambda, which was first found in August 2020 in Peru, when it was called C.37 or “Andean.”
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:23 UTC
Major European firms sign agreement for sustainable exploitation of Chilean lithium

As the world transitions from fossil fuels to sustainable energy-powered vehicles, four European giants have signed an agreement for the sustainable exploitation of Chilean lithium, it was announced Thursday in Santiago.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 06:42 UTC
Scotland calls for UK/Australia trade deal to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood

Scotland's First Minister has raised concerns about the impact of the UK/Australia trade deal announced this week on Scottish farmers and called for the agreement to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood, according to the Edinburgh media.
Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 12:34 UTC
Fears of Islamic State influence in East Congo, where thousands of UN Latam peace keeping forces are deployed

United Nations experts said on Wednesday they had been unable to find evidence of direct support by the Islamic State for an Islamist militia in eastern Congo. Several Latin American countries have deployed under command of UN, peace-keeping forces, among which Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala and Uruguay, with more than a thousand personnel.
Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Ambassadors back to Moscow and Washington is main outcome of Biden-Putin Summit in Geneva

US and Russia's Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joseph Biden have agreed that the two countries’ ambassadors will return to their workplaces in Moscow and in Washington in what became the most significant announcement after Wednesday's summit in Geneva.
Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
“Health care corruption” in Europe worsened during the pandemic, Transparency International report

The coronavirus pandemic has worsened corruption across the European Union, Transparency International said in its annual Global Corruption Barometer report for the EU, pointing out that health care has become a “hotspot for corruption”.
Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Germany's birth rate jumps to its highest since 1998, after the first wave of coronavirus

Germans have been busy during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 10% birth rate jump in March to the highest figure since 1998, the Federal Statistical Office said in a release. Germany had already reported a 6% rise in births in February.
Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands dispute: Solá heads the Argentine mission to the C24 conference

June is a hectic month for the dispute between Argentina and UK regarding the British Overseas Territory Falkland Islands, with a string of remembrance dates referred to the ongoing disagreement.
Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
World sets eyes on Biden-Putin meeting in Geneva

The world will virtually stop Wednesday at least for five hours when US President Joseph Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva at a time when ties between the two countries are approaching Cold War lows.