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Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Anvisa green-lights sale of 480 tons of medical oxygen to Paraguay
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) had agreed to allow the sale of 480 tons of oxygen for medical purposes.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:45:00 GMT
US to cover all expenses of gender reassignment surgery to war veterans
The Government of the United States Sunday announced it planned to cover the costs of sex-change surgery for veterans who wished to undergo such a treatment. Until now, only hormone therapy and psychological services were provi...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:38:00 GMT
Brazilian opposition rallies nationwide seeking Bolsonaro's resignation and more vaccines
Scores of Brazilians took to the streets at different cities nationwide Sunday to express themselves against President Jair Bolsonaro handling the coronavirus pandemic and asking for his resignation.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:13:00 GMT
Scholarships for Falklands' alumni to continue their graduate and postgraduate studies in Argentina
Argentina has launched a program of scholarships for Falkland Islands' students, who “have the full right to access the Argentine national education system”, announced Daniel Filmus, head of the Malvinas and Antarctica Depa...

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:17:00 GMT
Argentina records first “black fungus” death
A 35-year-old man who had had coronavirus and medical history of diabetes has been recorded as Argentina's first death caused by “black fungus,” it was announced Friday.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:09:00 GMT
Brazil: Henrique Cardoso turns 90 and thinks tomorrow “could be better than today”
Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) defended the alliance of political forces to oppose authoritarianism in a newspaper interview marking his 90th birthday, Friday, June 18.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:15:00 GMT
Brussels drops tariffs for 75,000 tonnes of Falklands squid
The European Commission has reached an agreement to allow 75,000 tonnes of Falklands loligo to be imported tariff-free into the European Union, according to reports in Galician daily Faro de Vigo.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:53:00 GMT
Uruguay makes donation of 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Paraguay
Uruguayan health authorities Friday made a donation to Paraguay of 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anticovid-19 vaccine, some of which are due to expire June 28 and the rest by the end of August, it was announced.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Mines-free Falklands will remove fences of fields that remained out of bounds for almost forty years
The Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) approved a proposal to remove the fences which secured former minefield sites around the Islands over a three-year period of 2021 to 2024.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Retired military officers call for annulment of Peru's elections as political unrest mounts
Peru's President Francisco Sagasti has ordered the Minister of Defense to investigate the sending of a letter by retired military officers which may imply a breach “to the constitutional order.”



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