International

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 07:45 UTC

  China rejects any further investigation to COVID-19 origins at the Wuhan lab

  

  China openly rejected the World Health Organization request for more information, and transparency, regarding an investigation into the origins of the COVID 19 pandemic.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 07:38 UTC

  Museum cruiser HMS Belfast reopened its doors after a 15-month refit

  

  The museum ship HMS Belfast, permanently moored on the River Thames has reopened its doors to the public after being closed for 18 months during the pandemic.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 21:02 UTC

  Search for possible interment of Argentine combatant at Falklands' Teal Inlet agreed by UK and Argentina

  

  Argentina and the UK together with the International Committee of the Red Cross subscribed on Thursday in Geneva the international instruments to advance in the search and identification of a possible interment at the Teal Inlet, in the Falkland Islands, that could hold remains of non identified Argentine combatants.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:18 UTC

  WTO edges closer to an agreement on fisheries limiting government subsidies

  

  The World Trade Organization edged closer on Thursday to an agreement that would set new rules for the global fisheries industry and limit government subsidies contributing to unsustainable fishing and the depletion of global fish stocks.

• Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Colleague of Colombian squad involved in killing of Haiti president says his friends were tricked into it

  

  Former Colombian serviceman who was to be among the commandos involved in the assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse a week ago has claimed they were not “mercenaries.”

• Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  France celebrates Bastille Day amid protests against Macron's mandatory vaccination announcements

  

  Following French President Emmanuel Macron's announcements earlier this week regarding anti-covid vaccination, angered demonstrators clashed with police all over the country Wednesday during the Bastille Day holiday.

• Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

  Outbreak of covid-19 reported in Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group

  

  Despite all personnel being fully vaccinated, a “small number” of covid-19 cases within Britain's Royal Navy has been reported.

• Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:05 UTC

  The mysterious killing of Haiti president Jovenel Moïse

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – The presidential dogs were still alive, which meant that something was very wrong with the official explanation of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on July 7. In very poor countries even moderately prosperous people whose houses contain things worth stealing usually have large dogs, and those dogs are trained to attack intruders.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 23:44 UTC

  Disappointment in Gibraltar as Wizz Air cancels service

  

  Wizz Air has cancelled all Gibraltar flights to Luton for August saying it needs to meet higher demand in other European countries. Minister for Business and Tourism, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP, said: “We understand Wizz Air’s need to remain flexible to client demands.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  One demonstrator dead confirmed as only bits of information are known from censorship-gripped Cuba

  

  Following a shut down of access to the internet, Cuba's Interior Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that at least one person died and several others were arrested in the outskirts of capital Havana following Sunday's popular uprising in demand of food, medicines, electricity and freedom.