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Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:45:00 GMTNigel Phillips sworn as Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Last Saturday 13 August, Nigel Phillips CBE, accompanied by his wife Emma, arrived to assume the office of Governor of St Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. Governor and Mrs. Phillips were met at St Helena Airport b...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:38:00 GMTUruguayan Health Minister says monkeypox stable
Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday explained the monkeypox outbreak in his country was "stable" after 50 suspected cases have been ruled out.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:33:00 GMTSouth Georgia charters “Vinson of Antarctica” to support Albatross Survey
Following a thorough tendering process, the Government of South Georgia has announced that the vessel Vinson of Antarctica has been selected to support a wandering albatross survey planned for 2024.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:23:00 GMTLeBron James becomes the highest earning player in NBA history with US$ 532 million in his career
NBA star LeBron James has broken a new record, by agreeing to a two-year contract extension for US$ 97 million for the 2024-25 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul was quoted by ESPN on Wednesday.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:13:00 GMTHundreds of Magellan penguins washed ashore by a cyclone in southern Brazil
Hundreds of dead Magellan penguins have been gathered at beaches along the coast of Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, apparently surprised by a subtropical cyclone when their annual migration from the south of the continen...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:50:00 GMTLula to create Ministry of SMEs, if elected
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Wednesday vowed to create a Ministry for Small and Medium Enterprises if he wins the October elections and returns to the Planalto Palace.
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:48:00 GMTTracheotomy performed on former Paraguayan President Lugo
Former Paraguayan President and current Senator Fernando Lugo had a tracheotomy performed on him late Tuesday after complications that led physicians to postpone the withdrawal of life-support paraphernalia.
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:42:00 GMTBolsonaro fine-tunes terms of Brazil's adherence to ATT
President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree extending Congress' role regarding Brazil's adherence to the UN's International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:05:00 GMTArgentina one of the best places in case of nuclear war
Argentina and Australia are the best places on earth in case of a nuclear war between the United States and Russia, according to a scientific report carried by London's Daily Mail.
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:47:00 GMTDe Moraes takes over as Brazil's TSE Chief Justice
Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday received a standing ovation after his speech in defense of democracy upon becoming Brazil's Superior Electoral Court Chief Justice.