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Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:48:00 GMTUruguay's President admits FTA with Turkey under consideration
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday admitted his country was after one-on-one trade deals with countries other than China and singled out Turkey was a target. Regarding a possible agreement with the United States, La...
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:24:00 GMTFalklands waiting for Argentine response on the request for a compassionate charter flight to Chile
The Falkland Islands Government Head of Communications has confirmed that “we are still waiting for a response from the Government of Argentina,” on the matter of the Falklands Islands request for a compassionate charter fl...
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:20:00 GMTBoris Johnson message: Falklands are part of the Great British family
The traditional Christmas and New Year message from the UK's Prime Minister to the people of the Falkland Islands was published in the last 2021 edition of the Penguin News.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:09:00 GMTLife expectancy falls in the US due to COVID-19
A report released Wednesday has shown that life expectancy in the United States has dropped in a way unseen since World War II as a consequence of the spread of COVID-19.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:05:00 GMTIAPA wants press freedom guaranteed in Chile's new Constitution
The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Wednesday asked Chile's Constitutional Convention to "guarantee the broadest access to public information and to prohibit Congress from enacting laws that restrict freedom of the pres...
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMTWHO issues emergency approval for Novavax
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an emergency approval for the Novavax drug against COVID-19, which has thus become the 10th vaccine available in the fight against the rapidly spreading disease.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 08:52:00 GMTUS sanctions Brazil-based businesses and individuals for supporting Al Qaeda
The Government of the United States has issued sanctions against three people and two of their Brazil-based companies after having determined they were linked to supporting Al Qaeda, it was announced Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 08:45:00 GMT66-million-year-old fossil dinosaur embryo found in China
Chinese researchers have found a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo. The egg was in all likelihood preserved by a sudden landslide that buried it, according to scientists. The discovery is also said to shed some light on the l...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 23:05:00 GMTUruguay, EU agree on reciprocity regarding digital vaccination certificates
Uruguay Tuesday became the fifth country to join the European Union's covid-19 certificate program. It is also South America's first.
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 22:59:00 GMTLeaders of Venezuela, Turkey reaffirm mutual cooperation
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Tuesday said he had discussed in a telephone conversation a series of bilateral issues with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.