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Fri, 17 Jun 2022 22:05:00 GMT
US launches task force against online harassment
The Government of the United States Thursday launched an initiative to tackle online gender violence and sexual harassment by creating a “task force” to deal with the issue.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:57:00 GMT
Ukraine closer to EU membership but still far off
Ukraine is a step closer to full European Union membership since its candidacy was accepted Friday, although a long process still lies ahead which will include key reforms to the country.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:11:00 GMT
UK Home Secretary okays Assange's extradition
British Home Secretary Priti Patel Friday signed the documents whereby the Australian founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States to be tried for divulging classified information revealing war c...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:28:00 GMT
Falklands' landmarks to be named after 238 fallen in 1982
Additional locations around the Falklands are to be named after the 258 servicemen and civilians who gave their lives for the liberation of the Falklands in 1982 as part of the 40th Anniversary commemorations.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:15:00 GMT
US Embassy in BA watching Emtrasur aircraft case closely
The United States Embassy in Buenos Aires is keeping an eye on the case of the Iranian-Venezuelan cargo airplane seized at the Ministro Pistarini international airport in Ezeiza, which is on the US Treasury's black list.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:59:00 GMT
UN tells Brazil to be impartial in Amazonia murder probe
Brazil's government has been advised by the United Nations to conduct an "impartial" investigation into the murders of British journalist Don Phillips and local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira in Amazonia earlier this m...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Forty years ago the Union flag flew again over Stanley and “your self determination was protected”
Forty years ago this week, the Union Flag once again flew over Stanley, writes Minister Responsible for Overseas Territories the Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP, who recently visited the Falkland Islands.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:53:00 GMT
Global Peace Index for 2021 shows worsening signs
Coupled with deterioration in the world's economy, the Global Peace Index (GPI) for the year 2021 has been reported to have fallen 0.3% on average to reach its lowest level in 15 years, the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP)...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:48:00 GMT
Chilavert launches bid for president of Paraguay
Former Paraguay national team captain José Luis Chilavert Thursday launched his presidential bid on behalf of the Youth Party, a movement created a few years ago.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Passengers stranded in Buenos Aires as Conviasa's "rescue flight" returns to Caracas
Hundreds of angry passengers were complaining Thursday at Buenos Aires' international Ezeiza airport as the Conviasa flight they were supposed to board to Caracas was not available, after the Airbus 340-600 purchased from Iran'...



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