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Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:49:00 GMT
Falklands’ black gold rush might at last be a reality
By Dominic O’Connell, The Times- Head north from the Falkland Islands, across the South Atlantic waves where albatross wheels and whales sound, and you pass over what could be a big new oil province — a significant source o...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 21:54:00 GMT
As of Saturday, Falklands have the first woman Governor, Ms Alison Blake CMG
It's official, the Falkland Islands have a new Governor, and the first woman to occupy that position, Ms. Alison Blake CMG. The governor designate for the Falkland Islands, and Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwi...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:49:00 GMT
Biden-Fernández meeting put off due to US President's COVID-19
Argentine President Alberto Fernández was told to wait for his one-on-one meeting with his US colleague Joseph Biden, who, despite announcements from the White House that he was doing well after testing positive for COVID-19, ...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:40:00 GMT
Alberto Fernández warns rural producers they “will not twist” his arm
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday insisted that many of the country's problems stemmed from the reluctance of agriculture exporters to liquidate the over US$ 20 billion they have collected from sales abroad over the...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:33:00 GMT
Brazil and Paraguay team up against trans-border crime
Authorities from Brazil and Paraguay have launched Operation Ágata and Operation Basalto in a coordinated manner to tackle cross-border organized crime, it was reported this week.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:31:00 GMT
Latin America up for increasingly worsening weather
The consequences of climate change will continue to worsen in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting health, development, and food supplies, according to a report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) releas...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Former Paraguayan President Cartés "highly corrupt" for US State Dept.
Former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartés (2013-2018) has been added to the US State Department's "black" list of "highly corrupt" individuals, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday in a statement.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:29:00 GMT
Anvisa still waiting for Pfizer's reply regarding their covid-19 vaccine
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has requested some additional information from Wyeth/Pfizer regarding booster doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents and is still waiting for a reply, ...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:28:00 GMT
Peru: Case against Castillo reopened despite immunity
Peruvian judiciary authorities have launched the fifth active inquest into President Pedro Castillo Terrones' alleged involvement in acts of corruption, it was announced Friday in Lima, after Prosecutor Patricia Benavides reope...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:25:00 GMT
"Half" of Venezuela's cabinet down with COVID-19
Half of Venezuela's members of the ministerial cabinet are down with COVID-19, President Nicolás Maduro announced.



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