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Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Controversy over empty bench in Argentine Congress representing Malvinas
A “nutty” initiative, Tierra del Fuego governor Gustavo Melella described the proposal by several Argentine lawmakers to create in Congress a Malvinas Islands bench, which would remain empty covered with an Argentine flag u...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:40:00 GMT
Globally-known credit cards no longer of use for Russians
The world's leading credit cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be accepted outside the country, while those issued abroad will not be valid for transactions, it was announced over the weekend.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:40:00 GMT
Chile to build longer ditch along Bolivian border
Less than a week before the end of President Sebastián Piñera's term, Chile's government has announced plans to build a long ditch on the border with Bolivia as a measure to control the migration crisis stemming from the ille...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Founding stone for relocated naval base in Ushuaia with its own wharf
Argentine Minister of Defense Jorge Taiana and the governor of Tierra del Fuego province, Gustavo Melella laid the founding stone of the Ushuaia Integral Naval Base, which will replace the current naval base, and will be built ...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:38:00 GMT
China's fisheries policy changing? Diverting fuel subsidies from vessels to good WTO fishing practices
China is growing up to its international commitments: two coastal provinces following instructions from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have started to award "fishery stewardship subsidies" to its vessels dependin...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:35:00 GMT
Brexit keeps Gibraltar ambulances off Spain
In a new direct Brexit spinoff, authorities at the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar have confirmed that routine patients may henceforth be ferried for treatment to Spanish hospitals only if their ambulances are staffed b...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Chile excludes Russian companies from Latin America's largest Air and Space show
The Chilean Ministry of Defense announced it will withdraw the invitation to all Russian companies which were scheduled to participate in the 2022 edition of the International Air and Space Show, the largest in Latin America.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Mayan Train poses environmental threat to southern Mexico
Environmentalist groups in Mexico have raised objections to one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's (AMLO) most publicized works - the Mayan train - is devastating huge swathes of virgin jungles.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:25:00 GMT
Leading UK security company plans to increase presence in Paraguay
Óscar Vidal Martínez, who represents Smiths Detection in Paraguay, has announced the firm plans to strengthen its operations in the South American country in the near future.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:20:00 GMT
HMS Protector in solidarity and supplies visit to Ukraine base in Antarctica
Royal Navy sailors showed their support for and solidarity with the people of Ukraine when they called on one of the nation’s most remote outposts. The Navy’s sole icebreaker HMS Protector dropped in on 21 scientists who ma...



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