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Mon, 28 Mar 2022 02:29:00 GMT
Uruguayans decide to maintain key law for Lacalle’s government with tight referendum result
After the voting on this Sunday, in which Uruguayans went to the polls in a referendum to decide whether to keep or repeal the flagship legislative package of President Luis Lacalle Pou's government, the preliminary results end...

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:51:00 GMT
Polls are closed in Uruguay: Vote count begins in referendum questioning the government
The Uruguayan Electoral Court started counting the votes cast for the referendum against the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), the main project of the Government of Luis Lacalle Pou, after the closing of the more than seven th...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Plant dynamics in Antarctica because of climate change
Rising temperatures in Antarctica have seen two species of plants grow quicker, in a ten year period, because of climate change, according to an article published in Current Biology under the heading of “Acceleration of clima...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Falkland Islands reviews Covid-19 measures; changes to be enacted from 4 May
As previously communicated, the Falkland Islands Government has recently reviewed all available options in terms of making changes to Covid-19 measures in a careful and measured way. This week Executive Council met to evaluate ...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:51:00 GMT
Invasive hippos may become a plague in Colombia by 2030
Brought into the country in the 1980s by former drug-trafficking capo Pablo Escobar, the 133 hippopotamuses already in Colombia might reach over 400 by the year 2030, and have thus been declared an invasive species Friday.

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Peruvian court to rule on habeas corpus requested by Castillo in 10 days
A Peruvian Court Friday started weighing the habeas corpus writ requested by President Pedro Castillo Terrones in a move to quash charges of treason filed against him after he admitted granting Bolivia access to the Pacific Oce...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:40:00 GMT
Dutch researchers find microplastics in human blood
A peer-reviewed study published this week in Environment International has reported traces of microplastics had been found in the human blood of 17 of the 22 volunteers, thus raising questions about the possible penetration of ...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:36:00 GMT
Argentine shipyard Tandanor to handle maintenance of French-built OPVs
Argentina's Navy top brass have met with executives from France's Naval Group and the local shipyard Tandanor to move on with the training of technicians for the maintenance of the four ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) purchased in ...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT
KLM to resume route between Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile
Effective March 27, Dutch carrier KLM will drop its nonstop route between Amsterdam and Santiago de Chile but will continue to serve that destination from Buenos Aires.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:05:00 GMT
Peruvian mine workers roundup 48-hour strike
Workers of the Chinalco mining company have announced they would remain for 48 hours on strike, in addition to blocking the Peruvian Central Highway, thus halting traffic.



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