International

Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:30 UTC
US Treasury Secretary welcomes Argentina's talks with IMF on Article IV

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday welcomed Argentina's talks with the International Monetary Fund after the heavily indebted country said it would launch consultations, starting Monday, that could lead to a new funding program.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:25 UTC
Argentine beef exports to China fall almost a third in January plus price disputes

Argentine beef exports to its top buyer China fell almost a third in January due to a price dispute with Chinese importers and the effects of a coronavirus outbreak, the head of the country's meat export chamber revealed.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:17 UTC
Falkland Islands, part of the largest Catholic ecclesiastic jurisdiction

The Catholic Church in the British Overseas Territories of the southern Atlantic Ocean is governed by two ecclesiastical jurisdictions: the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands and the Ecclesial Mission sui iuris of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Both of these are directly responsible to the Holy See.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
The cruise industry is resilient, but it has cancelled trips and rerouted trips

Coronavirus concerns have pushed the US$ 45 billion cruise line industry to cancel trips and reroute ships as it struggles to contain the impact from fearful travellers. But experts say the industry will bounce back after the outbreak is contained.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC
Could China end going to the rescue of crisis-prone Argentina?

Argentina is thought to be on the brink of falling into its ninth sovereign default, prompting some analysts to speculate whether the crisis-prone South American country might be tempted to accept funding from China.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:33 UTC
US government expects China to honor its commitment to buy more US goods despite COVID-19

The US government expects China to honor its commitments to buy more US goods under a trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies in January despite the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, a senior US official said on Thursday.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:32 UTC
European human rights chief against extraditing Assange: “chilling effect on press freedom”'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States because it would have a chilling effect on press freedom, a European human rights chief said on Thursday. Assange, 48, is in prison in London, where an extradition hearing begins next week. The US authorities want to try him on 18 counts including to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:30 UTC
China again changes the method of counting COVID-19 patients

China said on Thursday it has again changed the method of counting patients with COVID-19 and will now include only those diagnosed by sophisticated laboratory testing.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Ireland unable to form government: resigned PM, is acting as interim leader

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar resigned on Thursday but stayed on as interim leader while the country's three main parties battle out coalition talks after an inconclusive election.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:10 UTC
COVID-19: IATA warns Pacific-Asia region airlines stand to lose US$ 30bn revenue

Airlines operating in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose a combined US$27.8 billion of revenue this year in the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday.