South America
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:41:00 GMTSouth Atlantic area of global contention? US Coast Guard off to South America to patrol for IUU fishing
The following piece by Gidget Fuentes in USNI News offers an account of the mission of USCGC (WMSL/758) Stone, fresh from Shipyard and Quarantine, and which departed Mississippi on 22 December for Southern Atlantic Patrol:
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:35:00 GMTWHO Director General New Year message: COVID-19 one year later
As people around the world celebrated New Year's Eve 12 months ago, a new global threat emerged. Since that moment, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken so many lives and caused massive disruption to families, societies and economie...
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:16:00 GMTFalklands' Borders & Southern Petroleum announces board changes and offshore licenses expire 31 Jan 2022
Borders & Southern Petroleum, a company with oil and gas exploration assets offshore the Falkland Islands, announced at the end of the year board changes. The London based independent oil & gas exploration company announced the...
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:14:00 GMTWHO issues emergency use validation for the Pfizer vaccines and emphasizes need for equitable global access
The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:59:00 GMTReflections about very busy times in Chile: “2020, a year like no other”
From the repatriation of British tourists stranded in Chile to the preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU, Ambassador Ian Duddy, speaks about this year's work.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:59:00 GMTUK and Spain agree on a separate deal for Gibraltar: it needs EU support
Following the 31 December agreement reached by the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Spain referred to Gibraltar, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said…
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:50:00 GMTBoris Johnson's father applies for French citizenship: “I will always be European, that's for sure”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU came to an end under the Brexit pact delivered by his son.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:03:00 GMTPope Francis calls for peace and burden sharing in his message from the Vatican library
Pope Francis reappeared on Friday after chronic sciatic pain forced him to miss the Church's New Year services, and made no mention of his ailment as he delivered his traditional appeal for world peace.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:50:00 GMTArgentina's regulator approves the AstraZeneca and Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine
Argentina's regulator on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, AstraZeneca said in a statement.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:40:00 GMTBolsonaro criticizes Argentina for legalizing abortion and erects as a leader of the pro-life movement
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro criticized a decision by Argentina’s Senate on Wednesday that gave women the right to decide on abortion. In a post on Twitter, the evangelical head of government said he "deeply ...