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Wed, 11 May 2022 08:55:00 GMT
First independent Ukraine President Kravchuk dies aged 88
Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine's first president in the post Societ era, died Tuesday in Kyiv, it was reported by local media. He was 88 years old.

Wed, 11 May 2022 08:44:00 GMT
Argentina takes active steps to boost exports to Brazil
Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has embarked on a trade mission seeking to expand the number of products to be exported to that country. For that purpose, over 600 business meetings are to take place, according t...

Wed, 11 May 2022 08:34:00 GMT
"Bolsonaro, your days are numbered," warns Lula
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva warned the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro that the latter's days as head of state were "numbered. The leftist leader said those words during a speech in Belo Horizonte, which was ...

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:53:00 GMT
Decolonization C24 Pacific Regional Seminar opens in Saint Lucia
St Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre, will this Wednesday 11th May, formally open a United Nations Seminar on Decolonization, which is to be held at the Sandals Grande Hotel until 13th May 2022.

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:35:00 GMT
Bachelet urges Ecuador to follow UNHCHR roadmap to end prison massacres
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged the Ecuadorian Government of President Guillermo Lasso to take concrete measures to bring to an end the ongoing streak of prison massacres, following Monday's riot at ...

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:20:00 GMT
First independent Ukraine President Kravchuk dies aged 88
Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine's first president in the post Societ era, died Tuesday in Kyiv, it was reported by local media. He was 88 years old.

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:15:00 GMT
Belgian researchers find new angle to tackle SARS-CoV-2
Belgian scientists have developed a mechanism that could potentially prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting humans, according to a paper published Tuesday in Nature.

Tue, 10 May 2022 21:55:00 GMT
Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor shot dead while honeymooning in Colombia
Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, whose area of expertise was the fight against drug trafficking, has been shot dead Tuesday while on a honeymoon trip on the Colombian island of Baru near the city of Cartagena, it was report...

Tue, 10 May 2022 21:40:00 GMT
Czech Republic replaces Russia on UNHRC
The United Nations General Assembly Tuesday decided by 157 votes to none to appoint the Czech Republic onto the UN Human Rights Council to fill the seat vacated by Russia's suspension on April 7 for alleged war crimes committed...

Tue, 10 May 2022 21:38:00 GMT
Prince of Wales reads Queen's Speech at House of Lords for the first time
The Prince of Wales has for the first time since 1963 replaced his mother Queen Elizabeth II at the reading of the monarch's traditional “Queen's Speech” before the House of Lords.



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