Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  UK and France have yet to agree on de escalation of the fisheries dispute

  

  The United Kingdom on Sunday disavowed a French announcement that PM Boris Johnson and president Emmanuel Macron had agreed to de-escalate a dispute over fishing rights. Earlier a French official has advanced that the two leaders had agreed to address the issue in a private meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome.

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  Prince Charles warns G20 leaders of their duties regarding climate issues

  

  Prince Charles of Wales has warned world leaders gathered at the G20 summit in Rome that they were having an “overwhelming responsibility to generations yet unborn” regarding climate issues, ahead of the COP 26 summit in Glasgow.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 21:59 UTC

  Seven LatAm countries to be removed from UK's travel red list

  

  The United Kingdom's Departments for Transport and of Health and Social Care Thursday issued a joint press release announcing that the seven countries still on the travel red list, all of them from Latin America, would be removed from it shortly.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  British Airways to resume Buenos Aires route

  

  British Airwars has announced the resumption of its direct services between London and Buenos Aires, starting Dec. 1, albeit with a stopover in Sao Paulo, thus increasing the number of weekly seats available between the largest cities in Argentina and Brazil.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  France takes action against British trawlers as tension escalates

  

  French naval authorities have detained one British trawler and issued a verbal warning against another for operating off its coast, the Maritime Ministry announced.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 08:33 UTC

  “Polar Preet” and her Antarctic challenge, “I really hope I can inspire people”

  

  British Army officer Captain Harpreet Chandi is preparing to become the first woman of colour to cross Antarctica unsupported. The physio-therapist from 3 Medical Regiment, who is being sponsored by the British Forces Broadcasting System, BFBS, will be completely on her own during the challenge which is set to last 45 days.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 00:31 UTC

  COVID-19 infections back on the rise

  

  COVID-19 had been relatively calm in Argentina until last week the number of cases began soaring again, with 7667 infections detected against 946 the week before.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 21:07 UTC

  COVID-19 cases soar among British children

  

  New COVID-19 cases seem to be on the rise in England, according to the latest UK Health Security Agency (HSA) report, which showed a total of 1,366.8 cases per 100,000 people aged 10 to 19 were recorded between Oct. 10 and 17, against 1,134.9 the previous week.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  UK and New Zealand seal free trade agreement; next step Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

  

  A comprehensive trade agreement with New Zealand will cut red tape for businesses, end tariffs on UK exports and create new opportunities for tech and services companies while making it easier for UK professionals to live and work in New Zealand.

• 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.