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Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Fears of devaluation loom over Argentina as Central Bank reserves run almost dry
Argentine Economy Minister desperately needs to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, because the Central Bank (BCRA) has only US $ 800 million left in cash with which to intervene in the loca...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Pinochetist and leftist candidates advance to presidential runoff in Chile
José Antonio Kast, the ultra-conservative candidate who has never hidden his admiration for former dictator Augusto Pinochet, and leftist Deputy Gabriel Boric Sunday made it to the Dec. 19 presidential runoff after the electio...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Brazil: Lula wants to return to power but it's not up to just him
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has explained in an interview published over the weekend that he wants to return to power “so that people can eat three times a day.”

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Venezuela's PSUV grabs most of the seats at stake amid poor turnout
With 58% of Venezuelans not showing up to vote, the ruling PSUV Sunday won regional and local elections by a landslide.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Malvinas Islands' crest in all Tierra del Fuego sportswear and school uniforms
In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War, in 2022, the Argentine Tierra del Fuego province legislative passed several bills making it mandatory that all teams' sportswear in all the different compet...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:24:00 GMT
UK's National Security Advisor says "freedom of navigation" is under threat
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK's National Security Adviser, says the future of the sea "is under threat". Speaking at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, he said "states have chosen to openly contest, selectively reinterpret or disc...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Colombia-Ecuador border to reopen Dec.1, presidents agree
The Presidents of Colombia (Iván Duque) and Ecuador (Guillermo Lasso), Sunday agreed to reopen the borders between the two countries as of Dec. 1 after they were closed in March 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:11:00 GMT
German state places unvaxxed under curfew; violence spreads across Europe
The German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg has determined unvaccinated residents will be kept under curfew in three of its districts between 9 pm and 5 am unless they have authorization for work reasons or a medical emergen...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT
HMS Queen Elizabeth F-35B crashes in the Mediterranean: UK/US effort to retrieve the aircraft
A joint operation is underway, to retrieve the wreck of an F-35B stealth jet after it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last Wednesday. The US is now working with the UK to locate and retrieve the valuable aircraft - some expe...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT
EU company produces an additive that mitigates methane gas emission in dairy cattle
A Netherlands company has produced an additive that mixed with the feed given to cattle helps to mitigate methane gas emissions and its impact on climate change. Allegedly it is the first product to reach the European market fo...



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