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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:36:00 GMT
G7 announces Build Back Better World to counter China's Belt and Road initiative
The world's seven most advanced economies signalled on Sunday during the G7 summit a desire to build a rival to China's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative. German Chancellor said she hoped that a new G7 task force can present f...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:32:00 GMT
UK and EU sign agreement on catch levels for 2021, includes 70 fish stocks
The UK has concluded annual fisheries negotiations with the EU, providing certainty for the fishing industry on catch limits for the remainder of 2021, according to a news release from the Department for Environment, Food and R...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 01:19:00 GMT
Lack of regional cooperation on fisheries could have ‘disastrous outcomes’ on Falklands finfish fishery
An independent study of the Falkland Islands finfish fishery has found that lack of international cooperation over fish stocks straddling international boundaries to be one of ‘the most constraining factors to sustainable eco...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible
A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Ecuador changes policy for air travelers
The Government of Ecuador Friday announced new measures regarding the covid-19 status of air travellers irrespective of whether they are arriving from abroad or from within the country.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:20:00 GMT
G-7 leaders gather in England, hope for a greener, more prosperous future
Leaders from of the seven wealthiest democracies – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom – Friday started three days of talks at the tiny village of Carbis Bay, near St. Ives in Cor...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Five cases of covid-19 among Venezuela's team leads Conmebol to change rules for Copa America
Five players from Venezuela's national team due to face hosts Brazil in the opening game of the Copa America tournament this coming Sunday tested positive for covid-19, posing new troubles to the South American Football Confede...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Argentine President extends current covid-19 restrictions but stands out for Freudian slip announcing it
“Go out and spread it,” said Argentine President Alberto Fernández in what seemed to be a Freudian slip as he announced yet another emergency decree (DNU) stating the new restrictions to be observed until 25, which basical...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Pulitzer "special citation" for a teenager who caught on video the murder of George Floyd by police
A teenager whose video of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice was awarded a "special citation" on Friday by the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Some 60 million doses of US produced J&J Covid-19 “can't be used because of possible contamination”
Johnson & Johnson was informed by the US Food and Drug Administration that millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced at a troubled plant can't be used because of possible contamination issues.



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