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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Lula launches 2022 presidential campaign: “health, jobs and justice for Brazil”
Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva launched on Wednesday the campaign for the 2022 presidential election, which is anticipated will be dominated by attacks on Jair Bolsonaro on the pandemic, a weak economy and deep politi...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Government publishes legal framework for Environment Trust
The Falkland Islands Government this week published the legal framework to establish the Falkland Islands Environment Trust: a mechanism designed to collect funds and award grants to support persons engaged in “conservation, ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:51:00 GMT
UN human rights investigating the “La Vega massacre” in Caracas by Maduro police forces
United Nations human rights are looking into allegations that Venezuelan police forces from president Nicolas Maduro's regime had killed 200 people this year and investigators raised concerns about possible summary executions i...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Mexico to join the club of countries that decriminalize cannabis
Mexico's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis for recreational, medical and scientific uses, bringing it a step closer to creating one of the world's largest markets for the pla...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Rich countries block a Covid-19 vaccines patent rights waiver
The rich members of the World Trade Organization blocked a push by over 80 developing countries on Wednesday to waive patent rights in an effort to boost the production of Covid-19 vaccines for poor nations.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Brazil overtakes US in daily Covid-19 deaths, 2,286 on Wednesday
New Covid-19 infections in Latin America are still rising, particularly in Brazil where a resurgence has caused record daily deaths, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:40:00 GMT
IATA expects a return to personal and leisure travel from the second half of 2021
Personal and leisure travel will return from the second half of this year as borders reopen to tourists hungry to be free again and to reunite with families and friends, Alexandre de Juniac, director of the International Air Tr...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:36:00 GMT
Spain expects to roll out vaccine "Digital Green Pass" by May 19 for FITUR tourism fair
Spain could be ready to start rolling out coronavirus vaccine ‘passports’ by the end of May, paving the way to welcome back holidaymakers, Minister of tourism, María Reyes Maroto, said on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Biden family dogs sent back to Wilmington following a "biting incident"
US President Joe Biden has sent his two dogs back to his family home in Wilmington, Delaware, after the younger of the two German Shepherds was involved in a "biting incident" with a White House security agent, US media reporte...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Fans march in Buenos Aires demanding “Justice for Diego. Trial and punishment of the guilty”
Argentine football idol Diego Maradona was always surrounded by controversy both in life and in death. Just remember the chaos when his funeral held at Government House attracted hundreds of thousands, and this Wednesday, Argen...



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