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Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Uneventful elections poised to secure new term for Ortega in Nicaragua
When voting closed at 6 pm local time Sunday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was expecting confirmation of his reelection following a low turnout for the elections in which every likely opponent was either jailed or in exil...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Lower export taxes on hake, squid and shrimp, as long as they are processed in Argentina
The Argentine government has issued Decree 754/2021 which lowers fisheries export taxes, particularly referred to hake, shrimp and squid as long as they are processed in the country including added value, to the benefit of Arge...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Paraguayan FM in Brazil to discuss Itaipú and other Mercosur matters
Paraguay and Brazil have exchanged reverse notes on the creation of the Itaipu Binational Accounts Commission last week during an official visit from Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo to Brasilia, it was announced.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:14:00 GMT
Royal Navy Type 21 Association will honor HMS Ardent and HMS Antelope at Falklands' Remembrance Sunday
The Royal Navy Type 21 Association will be represented both nationally and internationally on Remembrance Sunday with the laying of poppy wreaths bearing the Type 21 Association Crest in Remembrance of all those that lost their...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:11:00 GMT
Brazilian scientists turn down medals in repudiation of President Bolsonaro
A group of Brazilian scientists who were awarded the National Order of Scientific Merit have decided to turn down the honours after President Jair Bolsonaro chose to remove one of them from the list.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:10:00 GMT
State of Emergency in Chile: 81.56% in favor of it
As the State of Emergency currently in force in Chilean Regions where armed conflicts are going on with alleged Mapuche rebels in arms in coming to an end next Tuesday, 81.56% of people were in favor of it being renewed by Cong...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Three Mapuche suspects captured in Argentine province of Neuquén
Three people were captured at Cerro Mahuida in the Argentine province of Neuquén by Argentina's Gerndarmería Nacional (Border Guard) for carrying ammunition and camouflage clothing through a non-authorized border crossing, it...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Second bus in two weeks torched in unionist neighborhood of Belfast
Four men hijacked and set fire to a double-deck bus in Newtownabbey, Belfast, Northern Ireland. According to the police report, the driver and a small number of passengers were able to leave the bus before it was torched, with ...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Biggest cruise of the world expected to begin operations next March
The biggest cruise ship in the world, Wonder of the Seas is sailing to Marseille to complete finishing touches before she officially joins Royal Caribbean. The 236.857 gross tons vessel left from the Chantiers de l'Atlantique s...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Federal court grants stay on Biden's vaccination mandate
A federal court of appeals has granted a stay on US President's Joseph Biden's mandatory vaccination against covid-19 for employees working for companies with staffs of 100 or above, it was announced.



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