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Thu, 06 May 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Does Colombian President Duque grasp the seriousness of the situation?
In a country where 24 people have died in clashes with police and some 800 have been injured, Colombian President Iván Duque woke up Wednesday and gave a radio interview during which he addressed this year's Copa America footb...

Thu, 06 May 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Brazil's Central Bank ups basic interest rate to curb growing inflation
In a move to curb growing inflation, Brazil's Central Bank Wednesday decided to raise the basic interest rate by 0.75 percentage points, to 3.5% per year. It was the second time in a row that the monetary authorities responded ...

Thu, 06 May 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Covid-19 spreading even among Mount Everest climbers
Despite a Nepalese Health Ministry warning last week that “hospitals have run out of beds,” there is no cancellation of expeditions to Mount Everest insight.

Thu, 06 May 2021 08:36:00 GMT
London has a new, logical post-Brexit foreign ambassador
The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally agreed to grant the representative of the European Union the diplomatic status held by all foreign ambassadors, which seemed natural after Brexit, but not for those...

Thu, 06 May 2021 06:59:00 GMT
Worms become Europe's first edible insects, others may follow suit soon
European Union countries may no longer need to import food from places like Mercosur and Brexiteers have certainly saved the United Kingdom from being a part of a worm-eating alliance.

Thu, 06 May 2021 06:44:00 GMT
United States in favor of waiving covid-19 vaccine patents
United States President Joseph Biden has made it clear that after weighing all the pros and cons he was in favor of waiving intellectual property rights on anticovid-19 vaccine patents so that they can be produced faster and th...

Thu, 06 May 2021 06:09:00 GMT
Falklands to record ‘modest’ population growth over the next 15 years
The population of the Falkland Islands is set to grow by an average of 2% a year over the next fifteen years, according to a State of the Economy report published by the Falkland Islands Government.

Thu, 06 May 2021 02:56:00 GMT
Healthy nonuplets born in Casablanca from Malian mother
A 25-year-old woman from the African country of Mali, who believed she was pregnant with seven babies, ended up delivering nine healthy newborns in Casablanca, Morocco, it was reported.

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Former health minister: Bolsonaro wanted chloroquine brochure re-written to have it used against covid-19
Former Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta Tuesday told the Parliamentary Commission investigating the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic that President Jair Bolsonaro tried to change the chloroquine...

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Argentine Supreme Court endorses Buenos Aires City' objection to decree banning on-site schooling
Argentina's Supreme Court Tuesday ruled in favour of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and against the Federal Government in their controversy regarding on-site schooling.



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