International

Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Spanish royals personally promote tourism visiting beaches in Canary Islands

Spain's king and queen visited a Canary Islands beach on Tuesday on the first leg of a tour intended to help rescue the tourism-dependent economy, battered by the coronavirus crisis.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 11:21 UTC
World tourism international arrivals collapse 97% during April year on year

World tourism almost stopped in April due to the COVID-19 crisis, with a 97% drop in the number of international arrivals, 180 million less than in the same month of 2019, after a decrease of 55% in March, according to data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 10:46 UTC
Bayer's glyphosate weed killer Roundup does not require the cancer warning in California

U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning, handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 05:40 UTC
“We will continue to pursue Malvinas sovereignty in all world forums” pledges president Fernandez

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez has repeatedly said that the “Malvinas question” is a matter of State and his government “will continue to pursue sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands until we recover the territory, which is currently usurped by the United Kingdom”.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC
Florencia Kirchner's “nanny” in Cuba rewarded with Argentine embassy in UK

Javier Figueroa, currently head of the Argentine embassy in Cuba has been appointed as the next ambassador in the United Kingdom, and according to Clarin is an expert on Malvinas affairs. His time in Havana coincided with Cristina Fernandez daughter Florencia Kirchner medical internment, which impeded her from travelling back to Argentina.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 10:00 UTC
Major European investors warn Brazil with divestment if Amazon deforestation is not stopped

Major European investment firms have said they will divest from beef producers, grains traders, and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
France does not rule out a post Brexit no deal with UK, “but those who need it most are the British”

A senior French official said she could not rule out the European Union's trade talks with departed ex-member Britain ending without a deal though it was in the British interest to reach one.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Spain reopens borders on Sunday hoping to re-launch the tourism season

Spain reopened its borders on Sunday, a significant stage in Europe's gradual reopening after its battle against the coronavirus, as infections in Latin America surged past two million.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Ocean floor topography to be completed by 2030; so far a fifth has been covered

Plans to map the entire ocean floor by 2030 are going ahead despite the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, officials leading the project said, with almost a fifth covered so far.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 07:43 UTC
London City Airport receives first commercial flight in three months

London City Airport received its first commercial flight in nearly three months on Sunday as Britain moved another step closer to fully emerging from its coronavirus lockdown on Jul 4.