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Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Boric wins runoff to become Chile's youngest ever President
Leftwing Deputy Gabriel Boric (35) beat first-round frontrunner Conservative José Antonio Kast in Sunday's presidential runoff to become Chile's youngest-ever head of state. After more than 90% of the votes were counted, Boric...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Chilean presidency Sunday runoff manages a record turnout of voters, 56,6%
The Chilean presidency runoff this Sunday attracted more voters than the first round, November 21, when only 47,34% of the registered electorate turned out. In effect with 99% of votes counted, 56,59% of Chileans went to the p...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Mexico tightens travel requirements on South American visitors
Mexican migration authorities have decided over the past few days to reinstate a visa requirement for travelers from Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil after it was detected large numbers of those alleged tourists were seeking to g...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:45:00 GMT
UK Court ruling to decide on Venezuelan gold's fate
The UK's Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the fate of 31 tons of Venezuelan gold which is currently in the hands of the Bank of England. The Venezuelan central bank turned to the British justice system in 2020 to res...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:31:00 GMT
NASA keeping track of two British explorers in Antarctica collecting info on survival on Mars
The US space agency NASA is tracking two British explorers on a 3,650 kilometers journey across Antarctica to learn more about humanity's ability to survive on Mars. Explorers Justin Packshaw,57, and Jamie Facer Childs, 37 are ...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Colombian authorities seize assets from arrested drug traffickers
Colombian prosecutors have seized assets worth around US $ 37.2 believed to have been acquired by Gulf Clan leader Dairo Antonio Úsuga, a.k.a. “Otoniel,” with money from illegal deeds.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Corbyn's brother arrested for inciting to burn MPs offices who voted for Covid-19 restrictions
A prominent anti-vaccination protestor and brother of the former leader of the British Labour Party, Piers Corbyn was arrested in London over the weekend for urging people to burn down the offices of members of Parliament offic...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:02:00 GMT
Brexit minister resignation deals yet another blow to Boris Johnson
Career diplomat David Frost handed in his resignation to his job as a British negotiator in the post-Brexit phase, citing his disagreement with the direction taken by Boris Johnson's government, thus dealing yet another blow to...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
German streets crowded with demonstrations against vaccines
Ordinary citizens opposing anticovid measures and mandatory vaccination were mixed with neo-nazi groups and members of the far-right “identity movement” during Sunday's protests which garnered some 12,000 demonstrators in t...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
The Netherlands goes into full lockdown until Jan. 14
The Government of The Netherlands has decreed a strict lockdown until January 14 on all non-essential activities due to the spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant. A daily cap of two visitors per household has also been decr...



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