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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:56:00 GMT
Argentine navy rescues stranded Russian scientific vessel in Antarctica
An Argentine Navy vessel from the Antarctic Combined Patrol shared with Chile, and currently on duty, helped to rescue the Russian scientific vessel “Professor Logachev”, which was stranded and with no self-propulsion at La...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Ecuadorian authorities speak of “major disaster” following oil spill last week
An oil spill in Ecuador in late January has been spreading over the past few days throughout the Yasuní area reaching unforeseen proportions, it was reported Wednesday.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:41:00 GMT
"Partygate", pressure mounting on Boris Johnson: four close aides step down
As pressure continues to mount against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson following reports of numerous parties at his residence despite the rest of the country was in a strict lockdown, four close aides of the leader, includ...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Bank of England increases rate to 0,5% and begins reduction of bond purchases
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) this week voted by a majority of 5-4 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 0.5%. Those members in the minority preferred to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percent...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:33:00 GMT
China reportedly reaches deal with Bachelet on release on human rights report
While the Winter Olympic Games are set to commence Friday in Beijing, the Government of China has reportedly reached an unwritten understanding with the Office of the United Nation's High Commissioner for Human Rights to postpo...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Brexit trade protocol leads to Northern Ireland First Minister resignation
Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul Givan Thursday handed in his resignation citing discrepancies regarding Brexit protocols. As a consequence of his decision, Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill also leaves her position as De...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:14:00 GMT
Killing of human rights defenders and reporters on the rise in LatAm, AI says
Amnesty International (AI) has released a report this week regarding the killing of several human rights defenders and many journalists in the region during the first month of the year 2022.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:16:00 GMT
Chile: Puerto Montt lender priest defrocked for canonical offenses
The Catholic Church has stripped Tulio Soto Manquemilla off his priesthood after an inquiry showed he had committed a number of actions held as offenses according to Canonic Law, it was announced Thursday.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:13:00 GMT
Biden announces ISIS leader dead following US attack
US President Joseph Biden Thursday confirmed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had been killed following in a two-hour battle at a house in Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:00:00 GMT
Argentina's dependency on US needs to stop, President Fernández tells Putin
President Alberto Fernández Thursday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow that "Argentina has to stop having such a great dependency on the IMF and the United States."



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