International

Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 23:15 UTC
Brazil and Russia back to discussing Sputnik V's certification after Anvisa's ruling

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's diplomacy is trying to place its ties with Russia back on track following the rejection of the Sputnik V vaccine which was unanimously turned down last week by the entire National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) board, citing a lack of proper documents.
Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 21:26 UTC
The long shadow of the Troubles in Northern Ireland: no celebrations on its hundredth anniversary

On Monday, May 3, Northern Ireland marked its centenary under coronavirus restrictions, growing post-Brexit unrest and a leadership crisis marring the anniversary in the British-ruled province.
Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 14:41 UTC
Two centuries since Napoleon's death in St. Helena Island

By Gwynne Dyer - Apart from Britain and Scandinavia, there was hardly a country in Europe that didn’t get a visit from Napoleon’s armies. The campaign that made Napoleon famous in France was his short-lived conquest of Egypt. At one time, he even contemplated following in Alexander the Great’s footsteps and invading India.
Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Spanish Government pleads EU to speed up trade accords with Latin American partners to contain China's expansion

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has petitioned the European Union to lift all barriers that prevent the bloc's trade agreement with Mercosur to become operational. Sánchez also requested similar action be taken in the cases of accords with Mexico and Chile.
Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
British Ambassador summoned to speed up delivery of AstraZeneca vaccines to Argentina

The Government of Argentina has formally conveyed to the United Kingdom a proposal to manufacture the entire production of the Oxford-AstraZeneca anti-covid-19 vaccine locally and also made a formal complaint about the failure to deliver the 22.5 million doses of which 60% has already been paid for.
Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
France to return to Argentina Tehuelche remains seized in 1896 and displayed at Paris museums

The French government has, at last, agreed to return the skeleton of a Liempichún Sakamata which ended up in a Paris museum after being seized in 1896 by Count Henry de la Vaulx, who desecrated his grave and took it away with all of its adornments in Argentina.
Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Uruguay: “Unicorn” dLocal eyes Wall Street and new Ford plant offers around 200 jobs to produce

Uruguay's first “unicorn” (an emerging technology-based company worth over US $ 1 billion) local is reportedly planning to land on Wall Street, according to Bloomberg.
Monday, May 3rd 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Bolsonaro thanks Putin for release of footballer's driver wrongly arrested for drug trafficking

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the release of Robson Oliveira, the driver of former Spartak Moscow footballer Fernando Martins, who was arrested upon arrival for carrying a banned substance.
Monday, May 3rd 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Former Brazilian President Temer highlights importance of ties with China

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has outscored the importance of his country's connections with China, which is their main export destination.
Saturday, May 1st 2021 - 08:55 UTC
British MPs unanimously declare genocide is taking place in China against Uyghurs

In 2021 the governments of the United States, Canada and the Netherlands all independently stated China was committing genocide against Uyghur people in the region of Xinjiang. Last week, April 22, UK Parliament was the latest to accuse China of committing crimes against humanity and genocide in its treatment of ethnic and religious minorities.