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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:37:00 GMT
“Everything Changed”, A Falkland Islander’s Photographic Record of Invasion, Occupation, War and Aftermath
By Graham Bound – “Light falls on the faces and the eyes of men. Even from a distance of four decades, we gain a glimpse of their emotions: despair, pride, exhaustion, determination, and fear”

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:33:00 GMT
Paraguay to require yellow fever vax when travel includes risk areas
In times when controversies over COVID-19 vaccination mandates keep mounting worldwide, Paraguay's authorities Friday announced a proof of immunization against yellow fever will be required to travelers arriving from or leaving...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Fuel goes up in Paraguay, but tanking up in Argentina not an option
The state-run oil company Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) has announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps effective Saturday, Feb. 12, despite previous announcements that there would be no changes until the end of the ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:15:00 GMT
Uruguay's industry keeps growing with pesos stronger against US dollars
Uruguay's industrial production showed a 12.3% growth during the year 2021 when compared to 2020 levels, according to a report released Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:54:00 GMT
No booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Denmark
Denmark's health authorities decided Friday that no fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine is to be applied and that there was no need for a booster dose to those aged under 18, thanks to the high level of immunization among the popul...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:53:00 GMT
Brazilian Amazon shows signs of increasing deforestation despite promises
Despite announcements from the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro that action would be taken to reverse the trend, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reached new highs in January of 2022, it was reported Frid...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:51:00 GMT
London Police Chief resigns over a series of scandals
London's first-ever female Chief of Police, Dame Cressida Dick, has turned in her resignation Thursday after allegedly losing the confidence of Mayor Shadiq Khan and a amid a scandal involving racism and misogynistic behavior w...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:20:00 GMT
Nicaraguan opposition leaders handed down prison sentences
The Nicaraguan regime of President Daniel Ortega has sentenced seven opposition leaders to serve time in prison in a new episode of the repression saga the Central American country is going through.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:53:00 GMT
Brazilian Senators bring case against Bolsonaro before ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Dutch city of The Hague, has received a complaint from Brazil's Senate against President Jair Bolsonaro for negligence, incompetence, and anti-scientific denialism in handling...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:31:00 GMT
Argentine opposition to support Congressional approval of IMF deal
Argentina's main opposition political coalition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) Thursday announced it will support the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) so as to never "push Argentina to defa...



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