Politics

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:27 UTC

  Morocco halts flights to / from UK, Netherlands over increasing number of COVID-19 cases

  

  The Government of Morocco has banned flights to the United Kingdom or returning from their effective Thursday over concerns about an increasing number of COVID-19 infections.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:17 UTC

  Facebook planning to rebrand its name converted in a metaverse company

  

  Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect a new focus, as reported by The Verge. The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company’s annual Connect conference on October 28th, is meant to signal the tech giant’s ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:11 UTC

  Alexei Navalny awarded the European Parliament 2021 Sakharov Prize

  

  On Wednesday the Vice President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala announced the decision by the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents to award Alexei Navalny with the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 22:36 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth cancels Northern Ireland trip on doctors' advise

  

  British Queen Elizabeth II has called off a two-day Northern Ireland tour after being advised by her doctors to rest, Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 21:33 UTC

  WWII sunken ships resurface in Japan

  

  World War II ships that sank near the Ogasawara Islands have resurfaced due to seismic activity in the region, it was reported.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 21:00 UTC

  Governor of Argentine province of Río Negro seeks help from federal authorities to fight Mapuche rebels

  

  The Governor of the Argentine province of Río Negro Wednesday requested assistance from the federal administration to cope with increasing violence from so-called Mapuche groups claiming their alleged rights to ancestral lands.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Presidents Duque and Bolsonaro show mutual understanding during Brasilia meeting

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday welcomed his Colombian counterpart Iván Duque in Brasilia to discuss bilateral issues as well as a joint agenda ahead of the COP-26 environmental summit next month in Glasgow.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  State of exemption declared in Ecuador to fight crime

  

  Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Monday declared a state of exception for 60 days to set in place military checkpoints to stop criminal activity linked to drug consumption and trafficking.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Brazilian markets plummet on new money support program that ignores budget expenditure cap

  

  Contrary to optimism in world markets, shares in Brazil dropped 3,28% on average following news of a new “Brazil Auxilio” program intended to give monetary support to some 17 million families described as vulnerable or suffering the consequences of Covid-19. But to achieve this the budget cap on expenditure must be violated or hidden behind some accounting cosmetics.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Argentine food prices grow below overall inflation

  

  Argentina's basic food basket rose 3.2% in September, according to data released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec).