International

• 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.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  South African President says last week's attempted insurrection has failed

  

  Last week's wave of unrest and massive looting all across South Africa, which has left 212 people dead and 2,524 under arrest, was an “attempted insurrection” which “has failed” to achieve its goals, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 07:59 UTC

  Ushuaia names commission to prepare Malvinas war 40th anniversary

  

  Ushuaia officials and Malvinas war veterans have been meeting to start preparing the agenda of commemorations for the fortieth anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict next year.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 07:45 UTC

  China rejects any further investigation to COVID-19 origins at the Wuhan lab

  

  China openly rejected the World Health Organization request for more information, and transparency, regarding an investigation into the origins of the COVID 19 pandemic.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 07:38 UTC

  Museum cruiser HMS Belfast reopened its doors after a 15-month refit

  

  The museum ship HMS Belfast, permanently moored on the River Thames has reopened its doors to the public after being closed for 18 months during the pandemic.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 21:02 UTC

  Search for possible interment of Argentine combatant at Falklands' Teal Inlet agreed by UK and Argentina

  

  Argentina and the UK together with the International Committee of the Red Cross subscribed on Thursday in Geneva the international instruments to advance in the search and identification of a possible interment at the Teal Inlet, in the Falkland Islands, that could hold remains of non identified Argentine combatants.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:18 UTC

  WTO edges closer to an agreement on fisheries limiting government subsidies

  

  The World Trade Organization edged closer on Thursday to an agreement that would set new rules for the global fisheries industry and limit government subsidies contributing to unsustainable fishing and the depletion of global fish stocks.