International

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  F1 Grand Prix scraps this year the Americas and includes three European races

  

  The Grand’s Prix in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada have been scrapped this year but three races in Europe have been added to the coronavirus-affected season, Formula One said on Friday.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 09:14 UTC

  Unanimous support of the Malvinas advisory council, underlined and praised by Senator Taiana

  

  “The Malvinas question unites all Argentines”, according to ex-foreign minister and currently Senator Jorge Taiana, who is also chair of the foreign affairs committee in the Argentine Senate.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 08:53 UTC

  EU agrees on common hygiene standards on planes and airports

  

  European Union states have agreed on common hygiene standards such as social distancing and wearing face masks on planes and at airports to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said on Thursday

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  An estimated 40,000 tourism related businesses permanently closed in Spain

  

  Devastated by the loss of customers during the virus crisis, around 40,000 bars, hotels, and restaurants in Spain have permanently closed, the hotel and catering industry said. The figure amounts to 13% of such establishments in Spain, a country in which tourism plays a major role in the economy, and where the population tends to eat out very often, Spain's hostelry federation said.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Record drop in human linked seismic vibrations, helps to better listen to Earth's natural signals

  

  COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide led to the longest and most pronounced reduction in human-linked seismic vibrations ever recorded, sharpening scientists' ability to hear earth's natural signals and detect earthquakes, a study found on Thursday. Vibrations travel through the earth like waves, creating seismic noise from earthquakes, volcanoes, wind and rivers as well as human actions such as travel and industry.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Paris sewage system analysis shows when Covid-19 quarantine was imposed and lifted

  

  Samples of wastewater from the Paris sewage system have been showing traces of COVID-19 again since the end of June, having vanished when France imposed a lockdown, according to the head of the laboratory leading the research.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 11:38 UTC

  Longliner returning to NZ from Falklands forced to comply with “bubble” when they reach home

  

  The crew and passengers of the New Zealand San Aotea II longline fishing trawler, making their way back from the Falkland Islands, will be forced to spend up to four days onboard the vessel once it reaches Timaru to satisfy Covid-19 regulations.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:47 UTC

  Pompeo confided to UK lawmakers that China had “bought” the head of WHO post

  

  US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told a group of British lawmakers that China had “bought” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), according to reports in the British media and news agencies.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:37 UTC

  Argentina joins Pacific coastal nations to combat IUU fishing

  

  Argentine specialized media is reporting that OPRA, a regional cooperation agreement, Organization for the Protection of Fisheries Resources in the South Atlantic has signed an accord with their Pacific counterpart, Calamasur, which is a Committee for the Sustainable Management of the giant squid in the South Pacific.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Beijing warns UK granting British citizenship to Hong Kong residents violates international law

  

  A new British policy allowing Hong Kong residents to claim British citizenship is a violation of international law and interferes with China's internal affairs, China's embassy in London said on Thursday.