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Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Argentine Health Ministry eyes shortening isolation for those fully vaccinated
The Government of Argentina is monitoring the Uruguayan case closely to determine whether it is still useful to isolate COVID-19 close contacts who are already vaccinated against the disease, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Ships prefer Paraguayan flag to evade Argentine taxes
Argentine sailor unions are warning against the trend whereby Argentine-flagged ships are turning to Paraguayan registration to both circumvent Argentina's blood-thirsty taxation plus benefitting from Paraguay's own scheme, a p...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:39:00 GMT
Nicaragua hands over Taiwanese Embassy to Chinese authorities
Nicaragua's Government has seized former Taiwan's Embassy in Managua and handed it over to China, which maintains the Asian island is nothing but a rogue province.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:34:00 GMT
France now tolerant to Britons willing to return to their EU countries of residence
The Government of France Thursday announced it had decided to show some “tolerance” for Britons wishing to return to their homes elsewhere in the European Union, thus reversing a surprise ban that affected thousands of trav...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:26:00 GMT
Bolsonaro under criticism for turning down Argentine aid
Brazilian opposition leaders Thursday criticized President Jair Bolsonao's decision to reject humanitarian aid offered by Argentina to assist the victims of the floods in the state of Bahia, where 24 people have died and over 9...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:22:00 GMT
Brazil's Industry Confederation expects 1,2% to 1,8% GDP growth in 2022
Brazil's GDP is forecasted to expand by 1,2% in 2022, according to the Brazilian National Industry Confederation (CNI). However since 2022 is an election year and public opinion is strongly divided, the estimate is simply that,...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
South Africa loosens up COVID-19 restrictions
South African health authorities have agreed to lift a midnight curfew after the number of omicron cases of COVID-19 was beginning to slow down, it was reported Thursday. South Africa is the country hardest hit by the coronavir...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
British student makes bad joke about being Maddie McCann
A British student named Harriet Brookes has claimed on social media she was in fact Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old girl who disappeared in May 2007 while on vacation in Portugal with her family.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 20:39:00 GMT
Peru closes all beaches for New Year's celebrations to keep strains at bay
Peru's Health Minister Hernando Cevallos Thursday said closing the countries' beaches for the remainder of the Summer season was not on the agenda.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 20:37:00 GMT
Unvaccinated Bolivian VP does not intend to take the treatment
Bolivia's Vice President David Choquehuanca has not taken any COVID-19 vaccine and said he did not intend to either, it was reported Thursday.



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