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Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:57:00 GMT
No face-to-face Mercosur Summit, Bolsonaro decides
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday decided that the upcoming Mercosur Summit, scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17, which was to be the first in a long while under the old face-to-face format, has been reshaped to be held vir...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Argentina's Xmas present: Falklands offered two humanitarian flights for residents to visit relatives
Britain allegedly thanked Argentina for its offer of two humanitarian flights so that Falkland Islands residents could visit relatives, mainly in Chile, or for other reasons during the holidays season, but the UK also recalled ...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Brazil announces health pass requirement, minister refuses to call it so
The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro, known for his personal stance in favor of freedom of choice regarding COVID-19 vaccination, has announced arriving travelers who have not been immunized will be put through ...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Fresh air for Falklands' oil industry: Navitas to become operator with Rockhopper, and Harbour exits
Encouraging news for the Falkland Islands budding hydrocarbons industry. Rockhopper Exploration officially announced on Wednesday that it had reached a new agreement with Navitas Petroleum by which its potential farm-in portion...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Russia and Nicaragua strengthen bilateral ties on nuclear and other issues
The Governments of Russia and Nicaragua have agreed to work together towards the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy, it was announced Tuesday.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Brazil working to create a price stabilization fund for gasoline, diesel and LNG
The Brazilian government in coordination with Congress are working on the creation of a price stabilization fund for fuels in an attempt to isolate the country from the volatility of international prices of oil and refined prod...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:27:00 GMT
LUC referendum in Uruguay scheduled for March 27
Uruguay's National Electoral Court has decided that the Referendum to repeal 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) will be held March 27, 2022, Chief Justice José Arocena announced.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Johnson aide resigns over Xmas party scandal, PM enacts COVID Plan B
A close aide of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned in her resignation after being involved in the Christmas Party scandal, according to which last year's celebrations at 10 Downing Street were not by restrictive sa...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:20:00 GMT
IAPA condemns journalist's arrest by Cuba's regime
The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Wednesday expressed its support for Cuban journalist Claudia Montero, who has been accused by the Government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel of causing "public disorder."

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
World Bank approves Renewable Energy Project loans to Cabo Verde, Africa
The World Bank on Wednesday approved an International Development Association credit in the amount of US$3.5 million and an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan in the amount of US$ 3.5 million for the Ren...



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