Tag: United Kingdom

• 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.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2021 - 18:38 UTC

  UK signs agreement with Bill Gates to further develop environment-friendly technologies

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and world-leading entrepreneur Bill Gates Tuesday announced a Clean Energy Partnership worth about 400 million pounds sterling (more than US $ 550 million), according to a 10 Downing St. statement.

• Saturday, October 16th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  British Catholic MP stabbed to death

  

  British Conservative MP David Amess has died of the wounds he received after being stabbed during an event in southeastern England which shocked a country still recovering from the 2016 murder of Labor MP Jo Cox.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Fragments of Argentine aircraft downed in Falklands donated to museum

  

  British soldier David Richardson, who found the fragments of a downed Argentine Air Force Dagger downed by a British Harrier during the 1982 Falklands War, has donated the items to be exhibited at a museum in the province of Córdoba, Argentine ambassador to the United Kingdom, Javier Figueroa announced.