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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:57:00 GMT
Falkland Islands government launches long-term vision for the housing system
Today, the Falkland Islands Government is pleased to launch its new strategy to address prevailing pressures across the housing system and identify opportunities for improvement. Housing for our Future outlines a long-term visi...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Brazil's STF may sentence Bolsonaro to pay fine over homophobic statements
A lawsuit filed against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro for statements made in March 2011 during a TV show at the time he was a deputy Monday reached the country's Federal Superior Court (STF).

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Paraguayan FM keeps taking steps towards reopening of Argentine borders
Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Monday met with the Governor of the Argentine Province of Salta Gustavo Sáenz to further discuss an improvement in bilateral ties which would eventually lead to the reopening of the...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Macrists win most districts in Argentina's primary elections
Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition Sunday took a heavy blow by losing the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections to the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) alliance of former President Mauri...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Demonstrations in Sao Paulo call for dismissal of Brazil's president
Protesters marched Sunday along Sao Paulos Avenida Paulista demanding the removal from the office of President Jair Bolsonaro, whom they perceive to be a threat to the rule of law.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Record level of funding for Argentine startup companies despite pandemic
Argentine startup companies have obtained a record level of funding during the first semester of 2021, a study has shown.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:02:00 GMT
British Government backtracks on mandatory vaccination passes
The British Government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided Sunday not to enforce the use of a “vaccination pass.” Health Minister Sajid Javid said it "would be useless, [because the] vaccination rate is high."

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:29:00 GMT
Arrests, protests and looting in Santiago on the anniversary of the military coup
Some eleven people were arrested in Chile following the rioting and looting in Santiago on the 48th anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet that in September 1973 overthrew the government of democratica...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:29:00 GMT
Antarctic cruise company abandons Ushuaia and moves to Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas, the extreme south of Chile will be hosting Silversea Cruises as its base of operations, having decided to abandon Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. Silversea announced a release in which it makes official its Antarctic...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:19:00 GMT
Australian intelligence worked with the CIA in the Chilean coup of 1973
Australia was involved in espionage operations in Chile during the seventies, in support of the United States CIA agency activities conspiring against the democratically elected government of Socialist Salvador Allende, ousted ...



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