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Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:55:00 GMT
Neither Trump nor Biden are genocidal for how they handled the COVID-19 crisis, Brazil's President says
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said his country had suffered relatively little going through the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered "why don't they call [US President Joseph] Biden genocidal?"

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:35:00 GMT
Argentina: Relatives of AMIA bombing victims to appeal court ruling dismissing charges against CFK
Relatives of the victims of the 1994 bombing of the Israeli Social Welfare Association of Argentina (AMIA) Friday announced they would appeal a court ruling issued Thursday in which charges against former President and current ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:21:00 GMT
LATAM Group orders brand new aircraft to replace ageing units
South America's LATAM Airlines Group has placed orders for 70 new short-haul Airbus A 320 aircraft to replace its currently ageing units of the same model, it was announced earlier this week.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:12:00 GMT
Tierra del Fuego extreme south vertex to become the Mitre Peninsula Protected Area
Argentina Tierra del Fuego province lawmakers from all parties have agreed to resurface a project to create the Mitre Peninsula Nature Protected Area, an idea born over thirty years ago and which covers the extreme end landmass...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:14:00 GMT
Last Man Standing: A talk with the captain who spent 688 days on board a longliner
688. That is the number of days that the captain of the FV Nordic Prince, Arvid Olai Mjønes, spent on board the vessel without returning home. On the final leg of the voyage, the Norwegian captain spoke to MercoPress on board ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 14:23:00 GMT
Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay officially launched at Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth on Thursday officially launched the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay in a unique ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The Queen, accompanied by The Earl of Wessex, attended a special ceremony on the forecourt of ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Iran Memorandum Case against former Argentine President CFK dismissed
An Argentine Federal Court Thursday dismissed all charges against current Vice President and former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for the signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Iran to investigate the 1992 bomb...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Duque remain distrusting of Maduro as reopening of borders not going so smoothly
Colombian President Iván Duque was sceptical of the offer from Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who asked investors to return to that country.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Antarctica cruises Atlas Ocean Voyages will operate from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego celebrates
An Antarctica cruise company, Atlas Ocean Voyages will begin operating from Ushuaia, the capital of the extreme south Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. According to local media reports, the first call out of fifteen will ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:30:00 GMT
PAHO: Latin America still not safe from SARS-Cov-2
As restrictive sanitary measures are being gradually lifted worldwide, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) warned Thursday in Mexico City...



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