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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:15:00 GMT
Uruguayan Navy averts attempt to smuggle large meteorite from Argentina
Uruguayan authorities at the port of Paysandú have seized a meteorite worth around US$ 1 million when it was being smuggled into the country from Argentina, it was reported earlier this week.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:03:00 GMT
No progress after Guterres meeting with Putin in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that no solution could be achieved in the crisis with Ukraine without solving the territorial issue of Crimea and Donbas.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:09:00 GMT
US State Dept. finds Brazil's electoral system reliable
A high-ranking official from the US State Department admitted during an interview with CNN Brazil that the administration of President Joseph Biden fully trusts the electronic ballot system used in the South American country.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:59:00 GMT
Shanghai tightens up covid-19 restrictions
Chinese authorities have tightened sanitary restrictions imposed on Shanghai residents due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths and also of cases detected through mass testing, it was reported.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:51:00 GMT
Uruguayan opposition demands explanations regarding Turkish FM incident
Uruguay's opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) has threatened not to grant their consent to the country's designated ambassador to Turkey following the incident with that country's Foreign Minister, who during the weekend whe...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:00:00 GMT
Paraguay to celebrate Labor Day on May 2 to boost tourism
Paraguayan authorities have decided the May 1 Labor Day holiday will be celebrated Monday, May 2, in a move to boost tourism as the activity strives to bounce back from two years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, President Mar...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Turkish FM racist and ultra-right-wing gestures in Montevideo sparks controversies
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou described a gesture by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu against Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo Uruguay as “regrettable,” while Ankara's Ambassador has been summoned to...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Argentina remains a witness of corruption even when culprits confess
Argentina's judiciary system continues to be a mere witness to corruption practices even after those bribing local officials have admitted to their doings in foreign jurisdictions, it was reported Monday by a Buenos Aires newsp...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:51:00 GMT
Putin's health in doubt following circulation of video footage
Video footage of Russian President Vladimir Putin looking shaky, unsteady, and distracted, which went viral over the last few days has resurfaced rumors worldwide about the health of the 69-year-old leader.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Record wildfires and floods in Europe's 2021 summer, the hottest on record
Europe experienced the hottest summer on record in 2021, according to EU scientists in their Copernicus Climate Change Service report. The temperature in Europe was one degree Celsius above the 1991-2020 average.



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