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Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:55:00 GMT
Emtrasur case: Iranian pilot “not a namesake,” Paraguay confirms
Paraguay's Chief Intelligence Officer Esteban Aquino Friday confirmed the Iranian pilot Gholamreza Ghasemi held in Argentina was not a namesake but the actual member of the Quds Forces, a division of the Islamic Revolutionary G...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:54:00 GMT
Bolsonaro lashes out at Petrobras for new fuel price increase
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said the state-run oil company Petrobras' profits were “irrational” in the current global scenario following a 14% increase in the price of diesel fuel and 5% in naphtha.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:53:00 GMT
Brazil's Police confirm body was that of Phillips
Brazil's Federal Police Friday confirmed the remains flown to Brasilia from Amazonia belonged to British reporter journalist Dom Phillips, who was murdered earlier this month along with local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Per...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:49:00 GMT
State of emergency declared in Ecuador
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Friday decreed a state of emergency in three provinces for the next 30 days following uprisings by indigenous communities.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:44:00 GMT
Seventh case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil
Brazil's Health Ministry Friday announced the seventh case of monkeypox had been confirmed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, while reports from the State of Minas Gerais said a local case under investigation since Wednesday ca...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:41:00 GMT
First case of medically-assisted suicide in Italy carried out
The case of Federico Carboni, originally known as "Mario," has made the headlines this week in Italy as he became the first patient to die through medically-assisted suicide, it was announced.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:37:00 GMT
BoA flight for Conviasa's passengers to be cleared shortly
Argentina's Ambassador to Bolivia Ariel Basteiro Friday said his country would soon authorize the Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) flight from Viru Viru (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) to Buenos Aires carrying the 190 passengers of Venez...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:18:00 GMT
1982: Falklands' Task Force removes Argentine base from South Sandwich islands
Having recovered South Georgia at the end of April and defeated the Argentine forces in the Falklands marking Liberation of the Islands on June 14, the Task Force still had another job, this time in the South Sandwich Islands.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:13:00 GMT
Falklands Veterans memorial service and parade in Portsmouth on Sunday
Falkland Islands Veterans from all branches of the British military will be holding the annual memorial service and parading on Sunday, in Portsmouth, to mark the fortieth anniversary.

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.



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