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Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:04:00 GMTAfrican swine fever in the Dominican Republic; Army called in to eliminate thousands of pigs
Alert in the Americas after the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic. ASF h...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 06:32:00 GMTBlue Belt Program launches Training Platform for UK Overseas Territories
The Blue Belt Program has launched a comprehensive online training platform for the UK Overseas Territories. This will provide training and development of skills across a wide range of marine management themes, free of charge.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 06:21:00 GMTBrazil's Azul signs a one billion dollars deal with German manufacturer for 220 VTOL taxi aircraft
Azul, Brazil's third-largest airline announced on Monday a one billion dollars accord with German manufacturer Lilium for the purchase of 220 of VTOL electric aircraft scheduled to begin operating in 2025.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 06:04:00 GMTPolar vessels RRS Sir David Attenborough and RSV Nuyina meet during sea trials
UK and Australia’s two new polar research ships got together off the coast of Falmouth in July during sea trials in preparation for their first Antarctic missions. The state-of-the-art Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenbor...
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:01:00 GMTVaccination mandatory in Argentine province of Jujuy
The Argentine province of Jujuy is making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all civil servants effective Monday.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:47:00 GMTCommunity contagion of coronavirus Delta variant confirmed in Paraguay
Paraguay's Health Ministry has confirmed six cases of the coronavirus Delta variant in patients with no recent travel history, it was reported.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:56:00 GMTArgentina second worst Latam country in terms of foreign direct investment
Argentina's poor performance in the 21st century when it comes down to direct foreign investment is only surpassed by that of Venezuela; it was reported Sunday by Infobae.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:34:00 GMTAnother Uruguayan footballer commits suicide, third in two weeks and fourth in 2021
Retired Uruguayan footballer Maximiliano Castro was found dead over the weekend at the age of 46. The cause of death was ruled as suicide. Castro had played professionally until 2008.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:13:00 GMTParaguay stays “Ba1” according to Moody’s risk rating scale
The risk assessment agency Moody's continued to give Paraguay a stable “Ba1” rating at the end of July, despite the current shaky coronavirus economic scenario.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:46:00 GMTDuque says Colombia willing to sort out together with Panama the crisis of migrants trying to reach the US or Canada
Colombian President Iván Duque has called on Panama's authorities to find a negotiated solution to the crisis of migrants stranded at the border on their way to the United States.