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Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:45:00 GMT
ICC prosecutor not to investigate Evo for 2020 road blockades in Bolivia
The International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Dutch town of The Hague has refused to iunvestigate former Bolivian President Evo Morales for alleged crimes against humanity, it was announced Monday.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Round of hearings for 35-year concession of Brazil's busiest port has started
The round of hearings for the privatization of the Port of Santos in Sao Paulo state, and the busiest of Brazil have started with the participation of the minister of Infrastructure Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas and the different i...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:35:00 GMT
Repsol now blames Italian tanker for oil slick off Peru's shore
Spanish state-run oil company Repsol now blames a "sudden movement" of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum tanker caused the Jan. 15 spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil off the coast of Lima, which has caused a major enviro...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:22:00 GMT
UK/Brazil clash over an Expanded Trade Partnership; beef and other meats the stumbling barrier
Brazil has been reluctant to take forward negotiations for an Expanded Trade Partnership, ETP, with the UK since Brasilia claims that the terms offered were disappointing, and unbalanced since they only contemplated the interes...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:14:00 GMT
Killings, bombings and threats mark the coming legislative elections in Colombia
In less than a month, on 13th March, Colombians will be going to the polls to renew the Legislative, and according to the Peace and Reconciliation Foundation, there have been 163 victims of political violence, including 19 cand...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:11:00 GMT
US relocates Ukrainian embassy as a precaution
The Government of the United States has decided to temporarily shift its Embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv, near the Polish border, as a precaution amid mounting rumors of a Russian invasion allegedly scheduled for Feb.16, j...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:03:00 GMT
US requests extradition of former Honduran President Hernández
A large-scale police raid was underway Monday evening in Tegucigalpa's San Ignacio neighborhood while the Supreme Court is still to grant or reject the request from the United States to extradite former President Juan Orlando H...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Chagossian people return to their home islands and claim Mauritius sovereignty; Foreign Office rejects claim
Another "invasion" of a British Overseas Territory, peaceful, but which included the flag raising of the disputed islands alleged claimants, plus a presidential message, and the small party dancing of joy for their recovered la...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:59:00 GMT
Global Britain Commission planning to equal Germany's export prowess
Boosting UK exports could result in a £500bn Brexit uplift creating some five million new jobs, according to the Global Britain Commission, a group of business leaders led by former trade minister Liam Fox.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:58:00 GMT
Texas files lawsuit against Facebook/Meta for violating biometric data
The Attorney General of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly "knowingly" violating state laws in how the social media giant collects and handles biometric data.



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