International

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Indigenous groups press Canada's Government for results after 215 children remains were unearthed last week

  

  While Canada remains under shock following the discovery last week of 215 children buried near a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, indigenous groups are demanding more answers and actions from the Government.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Football as social tool makes full scale Caribbean landing with Caricom agreement

  

  Caribbean nations grouped under Caricom and international football's governing body FIFA Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaborative work towards the development of the sport in the region, it was announced.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  No Copa America for Argentina either due to growing number of covid-19 cases

  

  The South American Football Confederation Sunday announced the Copa America tournament was not going to be played in Argentina. The tournament due to begin June 13 was to be co-hosted by Colombia and Argentina.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  Caricom-Mercosur Chamber to attend WHO forum on post covid-19 trade

  

  The World Trade Organization (WTO) has invited the Inter-Regional CARICOM–MERCOSUR Trade Council (CCICaMe) to take part in the 2021 Public Forum “Trade after covid-19: Building Resilience,” to be held at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, it was announced.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Mexico targets global fashion houses for using indigenous patterns

  

  Mexico has targeted leading international fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie, and Patowl claiming they have taken advantage of the indigenous textile heritage of the country. In effect according to official complaints, these designers used patterns from indigenous Mexican groups in their designs without any benefit to the communities.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:47 UTC

  Clean energy summit ready to start virtually in Santiago, Chile

  

  The Global Clean Energy Summit is to be held for the first time in Latin America and it is due to span from Monday, May 31, through Friday, June 4 in Santiago, Chile, albeit in a virtual format.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:14 UTC

  New Zealand is backing Australia in the “barley dispute” with China

  

  New Zealand has decided to support Australia in its dispute with China on barley tariffs, signaling goodwill to work on differences in how to approach Beijing. The announcement came on Sunday when Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in New Zealand for a Monday summit with Jacinda Ardern.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:09 UTC

  British PM Boris Johnson gets married in private ceremony

  

  In a private ceremony with guests not exceeding 30 people to abide by the current covid-19 restrictions in force, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee have tied the knot, it was announced Sunday.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 15:59 UTC

  India also suffering from a “white fungus” infection, more dangerous than the black fungus

  

  Another surprise from India's worsening pandemic situation. The Health Ministry is asking pharmaceutical companies to ramp up production and distribution of antifungal medications after a new type of fungal infection was found in recovering COVID-19 patients last week.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Swiss bank discloses details of laundering deals involving South America's football officials

  

  A Swiss bank Friday admitted before a Federal Court in New York it had laundered around 25 million US dollars for the late Argentine Football Association President and FIFA Vice President Julio Humberto Grondona and his family, it was reported.