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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 06:35:00 GMT
Antonio Guterres sworn as UN Secretary General for his second term
Antonio Guterres was sworn on Friday as UN Secretary-General for his second term. In a speech to the General Assembly Guterres thanked the Member States and said it was a “great privilege“to be re-elected as Secretary-Gener...

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 05:50:00 GMT
Mines-free Falklands will remove fences of fields that remained out of bounds for almost forty years
The Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) approved a proposal to remove the fences which secured former minefield sites around the Islands over a three-year period of 2021 to 2024.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Castillo advisor says there will be “no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru
Pedro Francke, a 60-year-old economy professor and advisor to presidential frontrunner Pedro Castillo, has announced “there will be no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru, the Madrid daily El Paí...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Brazilians flock into Portugal for the fourth straight year
The arrival of Brazilian migrants into Portugal has reached new levels for the fourth consecutive year even despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:49:00 GMT
WHO focuses on possible dangers of coronavirus lambda variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to focus on the possible threats by the coronavirus variant known as Lambda, which was first found in August 2020 in Peru, when it was called C.37 or “Andean.”

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Argentina hopes to resume beef exports next week
Argentina's Minister of Productive Development, Matías Kulfas, Thursday said meat exports are to resume next week after details to ensure proper supply to local consumers are fine-tuned.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Interest rates in Brazil need to stay high to contain 2022 inflation, former minister says
Former Brazilian Finance Minister Maílson da Nóbrega (Jan. 6 1988 - March 18, 1990) under President José Sarney has pointed out that the country needs to keep interest rates at a high level at least until the Selic rate reac...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Major European firms sign agreement for sustainable exploitation of Chilean lithium
As the world transitions from fossil fuels to sustainable energy-powered vehicles, four European giants have signed an agreement for the sustainable exploitation of Chilean lithium, it was announced Thursday in Santiago.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:42:00 GMT
Scotland calls for UK/Australia trade deal to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood
Scotland's First Minister has raised concerns about the impact of the UK/Australia trade deal announced this week on Scottish farmers and called for the agreement to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood, according to the Edi...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:34:00 GMT
Fears of Islamic State influence in East Congo, where thousands of UN Latam peace keeping forces are deployed
United Nations experts said on Wednesday they had been unable to find evidence of direct support by the Islamic State for an Islamist militia in eastern Congo. Several Latin American countries have deployed under command of UN,...



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