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Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:34:00 GMT
Princess Anne praises achievements of Falklands Forty anniversary and belonging to the BOTs Family
“Lots of people should be looking to you as a very good example as to what can be achieved”, said Princess Anne in one of several receptions she was honored with during her six day visit to the Falkland Islands to mark the ...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:33:00 GMT
Falklands celebrates Multicultural Day at Goose Green
One of the events Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence much enjoyed during their visit to the Falkland Islands was the colorful and festive display for the Falklands Multicultural Day 2022 at Goose Green.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:31:00 GMT
Poverty in Latin America affects 32% of the total population; 28% don't study or have paid jobs, ECLAC report
In Latin America and the Caribbean some 200 million people live in poverty, with 82 million in extreme poverty, points out a report from the UN Economic Commission for the region, ECLAC. The numbers are equivalent to 32,1% and ...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:22:00 GMT
Falklands map with the names of British fallen during the 1982 Liberation of the Islands
The autonomous Government of the Falklands Islands, FIG, Gilbert House in an official release has given its support for the idea of a map to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Liberation of the Falkland Islands i...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:51:00 GMT
Colombia: Mexico agrees to join as guarantor of peace talks with ELN
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Friday told his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro that Mexico had accepted the invitation to join as guarantor of the peace talks between the South American country's administratio...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:41:00 GMT
Women take to the streets in a new November 25 against sexual and gender-based violence
Dozens of cities in Latin America and around the world were the scene where thousands of women marched on a new International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, better known as 25N.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:12:00 GMT
Brazilian-developed COVID-19 vax begins clinical trials
Volunteers were given Friday their first injections of SpiN-Tec MCTI UFMG, a vaccine against COVID-19 developed in Brazil "with national technology and inputs" and "financed with resources from Brazilian institutions," accordin...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:09:00 GMT
Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 dead
Search and rescue teams in Indonesia have so far retrieved 310 bodies after Tuesday's 5.6-degree tremor that hit the Cianjur region in the country’s West Java province, it was reported Friday. The whereabouts of at least 24 p...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:02:00 GMT
Argentina's Lower House passes zero-alcohol for drivers bill
Argentina's Lower House has this week passed a zero-alcohol-while-driving bill which still needs to go through the Senate to become a fully enforceable norm.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Castillo appoints new Peruvian Prime Minister
Culture Minister Betssy Chávez Chino was chosen by Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones to become the country's new Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers) following Aíbal Torres' resignation Thursday after...



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