International

Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Argentine Foreign Ministry denies report regarding termination of Madrid I, II and Foradori-Duncan agreements with UK

Argentina's Foreign Ministry Wednesday denied an alleged scoop published by the Buenos Aires daily Infobae, according to which the administration of President Alberto Fernández was eyeing the termination of the bilateral agreements with the United Kingdom regarding the issue of the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Most Britons support vaccine passport so as to resume foreign travel

A majority of British nationals who want to travel abroad for the holidays have voiced their support for the so-called vaccine passports, according to a study released Wednesday. The research showed that 62% of them also favoured other countries taking similar measures to boost tourism.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:51 UTC
Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines

Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:06 UTC
World leaders seek international treaty under WHO for pandemics to come after covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other top world leaders agreed Tuesday in a joint news article published in various top world newspapers that the international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.” Also signing the declaration was World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Significant post-Brexit Chile tour by Lord Mayor of London revealed

The British government Tuesday revealed that William Russell, the Lord Mayor of The City of London, paid a virtual visit to Chile on 9 and 10 March to strengthen trade links with the South American country.
Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 07:49 UTC
Total of covid-related deaths in London reaches zero

British health authorities Monday reported the number of deaths caused by any known variant of the covid-19 virus had amounted to zero, which was deemed a “fantastic milestone.”
Monday, March 29th 2021 - 22:32 UTC
Chinese mile 201 operators eye Argentine shipyard

A consortium of Chinese companies describing themselves as mile 201 operators has expressed an interest in acquiring an Argentine shipyard in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.
Monday, March 29th 2021 - 13:07 UTC
Lufthansa to repeat historic trip to Falklands

Lufthansa will on Tuesday repeat its longest-ever non-stop flight as it flies an A350 from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, according to aviation industry website Simple Flying. The German flag carrier first flew the route in January 2021 with a flight clocking in at 15 hours and 36 minutes.
Monday, March 29th 2021 - 09:24 UTC
Ever Given released from Suez Canal but too early to speak of traffic resumption

Rescue efforts to unlock the Panama-flagged mega-ship Ever Given from the Suez Canal finally proved successful early Monday, Egyptian authorities confirmed. But it was too soon to know when traffic through the vital waterway might resume.
Sunday, March 28th 2021 - 23:52 UTC
Spanish MP calls for national Covid-19 protocol for deep-sea fishing crews

Néstor Rego, a member of the Spanish Congress for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), last week called upon the Spanish Government to establish an action protocol addressing Covid-19 outbreaks onboard deep-sea fishing vessels.