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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Argentine president says IMF deal being fine-tuned
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday said his country was still fine-tuning details of an agreement with The International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the repayment of a US $ 44 bn loan taken during the Mauricio Mac...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Falklands: Argentina interested in a third phase of the Plan to identify fallen combatants in Malvinas
Argentina is interested in a third phase of the Humanitarian Project Plan which has successfully helped with the identification of Argentine combatants fallen in the Falklands/Malvinas during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict, t...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:36:00 GMT
US and allies agree to release 60 million barrels of their oil reserves
The United States and allies will be releasing 60 million barrels from their reserves, in an effort to contain the effect on supply and prices of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thirty million will come from the US Strategic P...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:26:00 GMT
Falkland Islands appoints new Chief of Police
The Falkland Islands Government has announced the appointment of Superintendent Michael Luke as Chief of Police within the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP).

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Lula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:21:00 GMT
ICC launches probe into alleged Putin war crimes
Russian President Vladimir Putin may end up in jail for having ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said Tuesday, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a query int...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:13:00 GMT
Uruguayan President still has 51% of approval after two years
At least 51% of Uruguayans still approved of President Luis Lacalle Pou's management of the country, according to a survey by Opción Consultores published Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:03:00 GMT
Major oil companies, Shell, BP, Equinor exiting interests in Russia
Shell joined BP in announcing it will leave all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, following on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Earlier BP also abandoned its share in Russian oil giant Rosneft,...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:07:00 GMT
Nord Stream 2 pipeline builder files for insolvency and leaves staff redundant
The Swiss company that built the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, supposed to double the Russian gas supply to Germany, has filed for insolvency and left redundant all its staff, according to Swiss radio SRF. The US$ 11bn pipeline, whic...

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 23:58:00 GMT
Venezuelan leader strongly supports Putin
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Tuesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin on the telephone to express his “strong support” and wish him well regarding the military deployment in Ukraine, according to Kremlin sources...



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