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Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:49:00 GMT
Cap of 600 daily passengers allowed daily into Argentina to stay in force
The Government of Argentina looked determined Thursday to extend for four additional weeks the cap of 600 passengers a day to be allowed through the Ezeiza international airport, albeit with some exceptions.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:07:00 GMT
Former Argentine President Macri behind overthrowing of Evo Morales in Bolivia, document shows
The Government of Bolivia Thursday disclosed documentation that would prove Argentina was behind the revolt that ended up in the toppling of former President Evo Morales.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:33:00 GMT
New state of emergency leaves Tokyo Games with no spectators
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which were postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday announced there will be no spectators allowed when competitions take place.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:42:00 GMT
Uruguay insists it has no intention of infringing Mercosur rules, just increasing trade opportunities
The Mercosur trade block, now under the chair of Brazil for the next six months, will be facing one of its most significant potential disruption challenges after the virtual summit with the presidents of the four founding membe...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:41:00 GMT
Ushuaia expects some 68 vessels and 488 calls during the 2021/22 cruise season
As long as the Covid 19 pandemic continues to recede and there are no further new strain surprises, this coming 2021/22 season, the port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego province is scheduled to receive some 68 tourism vessels an...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:09:00 GMT
UK: Labour challenges Boris on China, but the PM is "instinctively" against boycotts
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "instinctively" against boycotts after the main opposition Labour Party urged ministers and the royal family to snub the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights claims.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:33:00 GMT
Trump files class action lawsuit against big tech giants and their CEOs
Former US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, Google and their CEOs, because of unfairly infringing upon his First Amendment right to free speech as protected by the US con...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:30:00 GMT
Canada names first indigenous governor general at a critical moment for the country
Canada named Mary Simon as its first indigenous governor general - Queen Elizabeth II's official representative in the Commonwealth country - as the nation faces a reckoning with its colonial history.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:10:00 GMT
LATAM Brasil planning to sell nine Boeing 767-300
The LATAM Group has applied to the US courts for authorization to sell nine Boeing 767-300 jets to the company JeTran. All aircraft are part of the Brazilian division of the airline, part of them stored due to the reduction of ...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries
On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.



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