International

• Saturday, September 25th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Bolivian official who approved faulty Lamia 2933 flight plan arrested in Brazil

  

  Brazilian Police have arrested Bolivian aviation official Celia Castedo Monasterio who in 2016 approved the flight plan of Lamia flight 2933 which resulted in the killing of most members of the Chapecoense football team.

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 18:27 UTC

  Chinese financial move tumbles down cryptocurrencies

  

  A regulatory decision Friday by The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has led to a sharp fall in the price of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, which have dropped over 6% and 10% respectively after bouncing back in previous weeks.

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Argentine court halts scrapping of Navy ship involved in 1982 Stanley landing

  

  An Argentine court ruling halted the scrapping of an Argentine Navy vessel involved on April 2, 1982, landing at the Falkland Islands. War Veterans had been critical of President Alberto Fernández's decision regarding the fate of the vessel.

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Oil company lifts all South Atlantic operations, future of project in Falklands now reshaped

  

  A hydrocarbon development project in the Falkland Islands faces new challenges following the announcement of one of the companies involved that it shall be lifting all South Atlantic operations.

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentine First Lady 10 weeks pregnant

  

  Argentine First Lady Fabiola Yáñez is 10 weeks pregnant, the Presidential medical unit in Buenos Aires announced Thursday. The baby is due in April next year.

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  The new British Ambassador to Argentina presented her credentials

  

  The new British Ambassador to Argentina, Kirsty Hayes presented the copies of her credentials to Secretary of Foreign Affairs Pablo Tettamanti, during a meeting held on Thursday 24 September at the Palacio San Martín.

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 08:34 UTC

  Falklands' makes charitable donation to Falklands Veterans Foundation

  

  The Falkland Islands Government confirmed on Thursday that, to thank Falklands Veterans Foundation for their support in accommodating residents from the KEMH during the pandemic, it has made a donation of £10,000 to the charity.

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 07:55 UTC

  First steel cut for Royal Navy Type 31 frigates program

  

  The Royal Navy on Thursday entered the age of the Type 31 as work began on HMS Venturer, the first of five ships ‘at the fulcrum of the future fleet’. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace set the cutters at work on steel for the lead ship in the Inspiration class in a brand-new assembly hall in Rosyth.

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 13:51 UTC

  Angela Merkel is leaving and the world loves her

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel who will be stepping down following next Sunday's parliamentary election enjoys a strong reputation outside Germany and is more trusted than the main leaders of the world, according to the latest opinion polls' report published by Pew Research Center.

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Uruguayan President Lacalle focuses on human rights and COVID-19 vaccination before the UN

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday told the United Nations' 76th General Assembly that the COVID-19 pandemic has “finally shown and revealed strengths and weaknesses” in the world.