International

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Forgotten Latin America; EU can ill afford to ignore its strategic importance

  

  By Ana Palacio (*) – The EU well knows that when it comes to expanding its influence within a country or region, China plays the long game. But China is also adept at identifying opportunities to make rapid progress, and Latin America’s escalating crises represent a golden one.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Joseph finally agrees to let Henry take over as Prime Minister of Haiti until the elections

  

  Haiti's acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph finally agreed to step down and allow the formation of a new government under Ariel Henry, who President Jovenel Moïse had appointed two days before his assassination.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Europe's push for drastic shift towards electric vehicles may find objections

  

  The European Commission has voted last week to ban the sale of vehicles that run on gasoline or diesel by the year 2035 to change the energy matrix in transport.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  England enjoys “Freedom Day” despite fierce opposition

  

  England started Monday enjoying once again all pre-pandemic freedoms after the reopening had been postponed earlier this year due to the appearance of new coronavirus variants.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina committed to a WTO agreement on fishing subsidies – but don't forget the Falklands

  

  Argentina participated in the recent Trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization at the ministerial level, which addressed the issue of rules for global fisheries and limits to government subsidies to fishing, committing its support for an agreement, but not forgetting the Falkland Islands claim.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  OPEC and Russia+10 will increase output, 400,00 bpd, as of August first

  

  The world's leading oil-producing countries agreed on Sunday to continue with the gradual increase of output, 400,000 barrels per day, beginning August first, to help global economic recovery following the pandemic, according to a release from the group's meeting in Vienna.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Argentine President seeks unity against impunity on 27th anniversary of AMIA bombing

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Sunday called on all citizens to “unite against impunity,” on his Twitter account on the 27th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish social association in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Foreign observers change their minds on who should rule Haiti until elections

  

  The group of foreign powers monitoring Haiti's situation has changed its mind as to who should lead the country to speedy elections to restore normalcy following President Jovenel Moïse earlier this month.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  UK PM Johnson to isolate after close contact with positive COVID-19 case

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to backtrack on his decision to stick to his commitments despite having been in touch with a positive case of covid-19.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 08:03 UTC

  Dinosaur-era egg nests found in Argentine Patagonia

  

  The Argentine University of Comahue Friday announced the discovery on its campus of dinosaur-era egg nests. The 73 specimens found are birds 85 million years old from the Cretaceous period.