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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:46:00 GMT
Chile: Case against Piñera brought before The Hague for alleged human rights violations in 2019
Chilean and human rights organizations together with former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón filed an accusation Thursday before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Sebastián Piñera for his alleged involvem...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:35:00 GMT
Brazilian airline Gol reports millionaire losses due to travel restrictions
Brazilian airline Gol Thursday reported losses of US $ 473 million for the first quarter of 2021 due to the travel restrictions effective worldwide as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:27:00 GMT
Sputnik V developers file libel suit against Anvisa for "false and inaccurate" rejection
The Russian manufacturers of the Sputnik V vaccine have filed a libel lawsuit in Brazil against the country's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) for "intentionally spreading false and inaccurate information" about the...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:56:00 GMT
Argos granted extension to Falklands production licence
Argos Resources has successfully secured a 12-month extension to the second term of its Production Licence in the North Falkland Basin, the company announced this week. The extension, which runs until 1 May 2022, was approved ...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:25:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Defence Force: New motto approved
A reception was held at Government House last night to celebrate the formal approval of a new motto for the Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF).

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Science journal: Glaciers melting faster, sea levels on the rise
According to a study published Wednesday by the prestigious scientific journal Nature, glaciers are melting at a faster pace than previously thought, which may have serious consequences.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Argentina interested in manufacturing Cuban vaccine against covid-19
Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá Wednesday discussed with Cuba's Ambassador to Buenos Aires the possibility of developing locally a Cuban-created vaccine against covid-19, it was announced.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:36:00 GMT
Uruguayan schools to reopen gradually in May
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced a gradual return to on-site schooling for a third of nationwide students as of next Monday.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Paraguay's plans to open commercial office in Jerusalem delayed by pandemic but still on the agenda
Israel's concurrent Ambassador to Paraguay (and Uruguay) Yoed Magen Wednesday announced the South American country was considering the opening of a commercial office in Jerusalem, after meeting in Asunción with President Mario...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:17:00 GMT
STF magistrate rules census must go ahead in Brazil
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Marco Aurélio Mello Wednesday acquiesced to an appeal from the northeastern State of Maranhão and order the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a national censu...



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