International

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 05:28 UTC

  New members welcomed into responsible tourism fold at 2020 IAATO online annual meeting

  

  Two Operators, five provisional operators, and five new Associates have been welcomed into the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) at the responsible tourism organization's first online annual meeting.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 05:15 UTC

  New Caledonia to hold referendum on independence from France in October

  

  The French Pacific island territory of New Caledonia will hold a referendum on independence from France on October 4, a month later than originally planned, due to the coronavirus, the government said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:47 UTC

  Coronavirus has turned Italians into peddlers: record sales of bicycles

  

  Italy has seen a surge in bicycle sales since the government ended its coronavirus lockdown as people steer clear of public transport and respond to government incentives to help the environment.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  UN freezes 2020/2021 budget for peacekeeping operations

  

  The UN budget for peacekeeping operations will remain at US$6.5 billion under an agreement reached overnight among the UN's 193 member states, diplomats said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  UK moves to end “national hibernation” with pubs reopening on July 4

  

  Pubs in England can reopen on Jul 4 after over three months of closure due to coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday, a move hailed by the industry after warnings many premises could shut for good.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Korean trawler catches fire in Montevideo port and is towed out to the bay

  

  A Korean flagged trawler on Tuesday noon was towed away from Montevideo port docks to the bay after it caught fire fearing explosion threats from fuel and ammonia cylinders tanks.

• 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”.