International

Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 10:50 UTC
OAS reiterates support for Falklands' sovereignty talks between Argentina and UK

The General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, supported a declaration on the Falklands/Malvinas question, reaffirming once again the need for the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations on the disputed sovereignty with the purpose of finding a peaceful solution to the prolonged controversy.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands government replies to Argentina's sovereignty claims at the OAS General Assembly

Minister Wendy Morton, acting as observer delegate spoke on Wednesday at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in response to the speech made by the Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá, in which he again claimed sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Scientists found plastic debris in the digestive track of southern right whale stranded in Argentina

Scientists found plastic debris in the digestive tract of a southern right whale stranded in Argentina, according to a study from the Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program, co-led by the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; and Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas in Argentina.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 08:58 UTC
China and Germany heading for superpower status, forecast Vladimir Putin

The era when the United States and Russia decided the world's most important questions is in the past, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, saying China and Germany were now heading for superpower status.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 08:50 UTC
The risk of Covid-19 spread in flights “very low” but “cannot be ruled out”

The risk of COVID-19 spreading on flights appears “very low” but cannot be ruled out, despite studies showing only a small number of cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 08:35 UTC
China makes remote video inspections of sanctioned Brazilian slaughterhouses

Chinese officials carried out a remote inspection of Brazilian slaughterhouses whose exports to the Asian country have been suspended due to Covid-19 cases among employees.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 07:24 UTC
Belgium dusts off 1666 charter issued by King Charles II to support its fishing rights in British waters

Belgium may resort to a 17th-century charter granted by a British king to retain fishing rights in Britain’s coastal waters if London and the European Union fail to agree on a trade deal by the end of this year.
Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:18 UTC
Spain becomes first Western Europe to exceed a million coronavirus infections

Spain became the first Western European country to exceed 1 million coronavirus infections on Wednesday (Oct 21), doubling its tally in just six weeks despite a series of increasingly stringent measures to control the second wave.
Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Pope Francis agrees same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws

Pope Francis has said that same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws in some of the clearest languages he has used on the rights of gay people since his election seven years ago. He made his comments in a new documentary “Francesco” by Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky that was released on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Britain's new polar ship Sir David Attenborough begins sea trials

Britain's new polar ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, has left her Merseyside construction yard. Sirens and accompanying tugboats marked the Attenborough's departure from builder Cammell Laird's wet dock at Birkenhead. Four years in the making, the £200m vessel is about to venture out on a series of sea trials.