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Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Falklands member of the Table Tennis Federation, despite Argentina's objection
Argentina lost to the Falkland Islands at the International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, where overwhelming support had the Islands registered as an independent member. This despite the strong allegations from the Argentine T...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:45:00 GMT
CFK acquitted in corruption cases: Operations were legit, judges said
Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her children will not be tried in the so-called Hotesur so-scandal case because there were no illegal actions involved, a federal court i...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:41:00 GMT
Ushuaia creates a Malvinas Affairs Secretariat in the framework of the 40th anniversary
Imbibed with the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict spirit, the city of Ushuaia decided to elevate the department which dealt with Malvinas Islands issues, to the rank of Secretariat, thus "reaffirming the will of Ushua...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:32:00 GMT
Case of Argentine Ambassador in Bolivia to be brought before Congress in BA
Argentine opposition lawmakers have announced they would ask President Alberto Fernández to sack Adrián Basteiro as Ambassador to Bolivia after the diplomat was found engaging in domestic political acts in violation of intern...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:28:00 GMT
No installments in Argentine pesos for purchases in foreign currency
Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) Thursday ruled that international travel tickets and other tourism items purchased through credit cards and whose values are expressed in US dollars or any other foreign currency but converted to...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Graf Spee's anchor ferried to future Battle of River Plate memorial site
The 7-ton anchor which once belonged to the Reichsmarine's Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee sank off the coast of Montevideo in December 1939, marking the end to the Battle of the River Plate against British Commonwealth forces a...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Italy rescues the green-eyed "Afghan girl" from the Taliban chaotic country
The Italian government announced on Thursday that Sharbat Gula, who in 1985 gained worldwide fame as the green-eyed 'Afghan Girl' image by photojournalist Steve McCurry, is in Rome being evacuated from Afghanistan.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:12:00 GMT
Canadian rating agency praises Uruguay's fiscal consolidation and raises BBB- trend from stable to positive
Canadian credit rating agency, DBRS Morningstar confirmed Uruguay's Long-Term Foreign and Local-Currency – Issuer Ratings at BBB-, and at the same time, elevated its prospect from stable to positive.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:10:00 GMT
China's best tennis player sexually abused, censored and disappeared by the Communist Party
By Yan Bennett and John Garrick – Chinese tennis star, Peng Shuai's apparent disappearance may have ended with a smattering of public events, which were carefully curated by state-run media and circulated in online clips. But...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:09:00 GMT
"Auxilio Brasil" intended to benefit 17 million families with monthly payments approved in Congress
The massive social welfare program, Auxilio Brasil, promoted by the administration of president Jair Bolsonaro was passed this week in the Lower House and is expected to be approved in the Senate where leaders have promised to ...



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