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Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Argentina’s ruling party loses Congress majority
Preliminary but seemingly conclusive results from Argentina's mid-term elections Sunday showed the ruling party of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would be losing its majority in ...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Mixed feelings after Glasgow's COP26 final document
One day after closing the UN's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted one historical fact: coal has been sentenced to death as a source of energy over time.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Top British military officer warns of dangers facing Europe
General Nick Carter, Britain's top military officer, has said over the weekend western powers were closer to war with Russia than at any other point since the end of the Cold War.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Bolivian protests to continue until Law 1386 is repealed, protesters warn
Bolivian protesters have warned their ongoing indefinite strike declared by the Pro Santa Cruz Committee will not be lifted until the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (Congress) repeals Law 1386 on the Strategy to Fight the L...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:21:00 GMT
Bolsonaro not joining Brazil's Liberal Party for now
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has decided to postpone the launch of his reelection candidacy after announcing Sunday he was reevaluating his affiliation to the Liberal Party.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:05:00 GMT
Austria: Mandatory lockdown for all unvaxxed effective Nov. 15
The Government of Austria has finally ruled in favor of a mandatory nationwide lockdown for all those unvaccinated against COVID-19, effective Nov. 15.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Mercosur agrees on a negotiating group to deal with climate change
Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay Friday have announced in Glasgow that they had agreed on the need to create a negotiating group to tackle climate change.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Glasgow's Climate Summit needs another day to agree on closing statement
Glasgow's COP26 Climate Summit Friday extended its closure as no consensus could be reached on the event's final day, it was reported.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:40:00 GMT
OAS asked not to recognize Nicaragua's elections
The Organization of American States (OAS) Friday received a formal request from some 40 former Latin American foreign ministers, who were against recognizing the results of last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua in which incumben...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Cruise season starts in Buenos Aires with arrival of first ship
Buenos Aires' cruise season has kicked off with the arrival at the Argentine capital's river port of the US-flagged World Navigator carrying some 100 passengers from Europe, the United States and Canada.



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