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Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:09:00 GMT
Bolsonaro says Jesus would have bought a gun, had he got the chance
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Jesus did not buy a gun because there were none available in his time. The head of state made those controversial remarks during a conversation with religious people at the Alvorada Palac...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:23:00 GMT
US epidemiologist Fauci tests positive for COVID-19
Leading US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19 despite having taken four doses of vaccine against the malady, it was reported. The 81-year-old physician has been said to be experiencing "mild symptoms....

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:45:00 GMT
Historic event: Stanley, City status proclamation to a round of applause from some 400 Falkland Islanders
Continuing with the Liberation Day celebrations on Tuesday 14 June 2022, the Falkland Islands community gathered in the Town Hall for the formal presentation by the Governor of the Letters of Patent granting Stanley, City Statu...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:38:00 GMT
Colombia's CNE rules presidential debates not mandatory
Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE) Wednesday ruled against a decision earlier in the day by the Superior Court of Bogota ordering both presidential candidates (Rodolfo Hernández and Gustavo Petro) to hold a debate pri...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:25:00 GMT
Phillips and Araújo found dead in Amazonia – killers said to have confessed
The bodies of British reporter Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira were found lifeless in Amazonia Wednesday while the two suspects arrested in connection with the case have reportedly con...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:14:00 GMT
Latin America at WTO, stands up in support of reforming agriculture trade rules
Sixteen Latin American countries, led by Brazil pledged this week to work together to demand reform of world agricultural trade rules at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The decision was taken among other issues to counter t...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:07:00 GMT
Uruguayan President holds meeting with the Mayor of Buenos Aires
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday welcomed Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta at the Suárez y Reyes residency, in Montevideo, in a meeting during which they discussed the conditions for "updating and re...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:01:00 GMT
Falklands' Veterans limited from claiming "cold injuries", because of a 1987 Crown Armed Forces Act
Falklands' War Veterans are currently exempt from claiming damages for "cold injuries" suffered during the war with Argentina and are seeking legal advice against the Ministry of Defense (MoD), according to the lawyer acting on...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Defense Secretary Wallace pays tribute to Falklands' Veterans
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has paid tribute to veterans of the Falkland Islands conflict. In an address released by the Ministry of Defense (MOD), Mr Wallace reflected on the “sacrifice” and the “amazing achievement”...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Veterans will always find "a home from home" in the Falklands, MLA Roberts tells SAMA82 members
Every bearer of the South Atlantic Medal will always find “a home from home”, Falkland Islands lawmaker Leona Roberts assured the men and women of Operation Corporate as they bestowed the Freedom of the Falklands on them, o...



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