International

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  France's Senate backs Macron's stance on vaccination, albeit with some changes

  

  Despite protests calling the measure a “fascist” idea that can only take place within a “tyranny,” France's Parliament has endorsed President Emmanuel Macron's initiative to extend the use of a health pass and make anticoronavirus vaccination mandatory for health-care workers.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  A pro-Falklands lawmaker in Argentine congress: not to be dismissed...

  

  An academic respectful of historic events and understanding towards the people of the Falkland Islands sitting in the Argentine congress? That could be the outcome of the scheduled September primaries and midterm elections in November according to some ultra-nationalistic media in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 08:07 UTC

  Lindblad Expeditions incorporates the National Geographic Endurance to its fleet

  

  Lindblad Expeditions has inaugurated its first polar expedition cruise ship, National Geographic Endurance, in honor of explorer Ernest Shackleton's iconic Antarctic vessel. The incorporation to the fleet which took place in Reykjavik, Iceland was officially welcomed by Lindblad Expeditions’ founder and co-chair Sven Lindblad and CEO Dolf Berle, as well as her captain Aaron Wood.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 07:41 UTC

  Food Systems Pre Summit takes off this Monday in Rome: UN and Italy hosts

  

  Several Mercosur top officials will be attending the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Pre Summit that takes off this Monday in Rome until 28 July. The UN and Italy are hosting the Pre-Summit gathering under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 04:35 UTC

  Japanese rising sun flag controversy in Tokyo Olympic Games

  

  The rising sun flag is dear to the Japanese and part of its history. However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the past. That is why flying the flag at the Tokyo Olympics has caused an uproar demanding it is banned from the Games.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 04:28 UTC

  European Central Bank confirms expansive monetary policy

  

  The European Central Bank confirmed its expansive monetary policy this week, in accordance with its recently reviewed inflation target and in a context of growing Covid 19 contagions that threaten recovery.

• Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally under way one year behind schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  Around one year after their original starting date, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have officially kicked off in what will be a TV event with no crowds on site due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  Haiti's slain president laid to rest but not in peace

  

  Gunfire marred Friday's burial of Haiti's slain President Jovenel Moïse. The ceremony was held more than two weeks after his assassination, which plunged the country into deeper chaos and unrest.

• Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 08:17 UTC

  New-technology fast Chinese train begins to roll

  

  A new Chinese-developed train, faster than any already in service in the Asian country has just rolled off the assembly line in Qingdao City, in the province of Shandong, it was announced this week.

• Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Studies show third dose needed to fight Delta variant for those who have received a full Sinovac inoculation

  

  A study by Chile's Catholic University has shown that the Chinese-developed Sinovac anticoronavirus vaccine's effectiveness was down after six months and patients would then need a third dose of the immunizer.