International

• Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Queen makes first public appearance after Prince Philip's funeral

  

  Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday made her first public appearance as British head of state after the death of her husband of 73 years, the Duke of Edinburgh.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez lands in Spain before heading for France, where military officers claim “a civil war is brewing”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and his entourage arrived late Monday in Madrid, where he is due to meet with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Cases of South African and Indian coronavirus strains detected in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities Monday reported having detected the presence of the South African and Indian strains of the coronavirus in travelers who have arrived into the country over the past few days.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Falklands plans to borrow US$ 85 million for the port, and manages a credit rating of A+ from S&P Global

  

  Reuters has reported that the Falkland Islands got its first sovereign credit rating, an investment-grade A+ score from S&P Global on Monday, as the tiny British-run territory looks to dip into borrowing markets to pay for improvements to its main port.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  China acknowledges the need to guard the Mt. Everest border to keep coronavirus at bay

  

  The government of China Monday announced it will be reinforcing its patrolling of the Himalayan Nepalese border, particularly near or around Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country through climbers.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 02:38 UTC

  European Union one step closer to Green Passports

  

  The European Commission Monday took decisive steps towards the creation of a “green” or “vaccine passport” through a pilot test for what is viewed as the new normal.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 01:49 UTC

  Vigo anticipates a 50,000 tons Falklands' Loligo catch but it will have to pay tariff to access the EU

  

  The Falkland Islands' fishing industry partners/associates in Vigo are faced with good and bad news. The good news is that the Loligo catch is expected to reach 50,000 tons, while the bad news is that the exceptional squid harvest expected to begin arriving next week in Vigo will be, for the first time facing a 6% tariff when landed in Spain, according to the Galicia media.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 21:36 UTC

  Boris Johnson announces further restrictions to be lifted May 17

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday announced the gradual lifting of mobility restrictions against coronavirus spreading as he confirmed stage three will go ahead as planned on May 17.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Human Rights Watch warns Colombian police uses high-tech projectile launcher against demonstrators

  

  Human Rights Watch (HRW) Executive Director for the Americas José Miguel Vivanco said his organization had never seen police officers use “horizontal high-speed multiple projectile launchers” as it happens in Colombia.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  Jiggers bring covid-19 infected crews including one dead seaman in Argentina’s Puerto Deseado

  

  Argentina's Coast Guard (Prefecura Naval) is guarding two fishing trawlers at Puerto Deseado in the Province of Santa Cruz as cases of covid-19 erupted among the crews, one sailor having already died of the disease.