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Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Uruguay takes action as climate change threatens waters will advance on coastline
Uruguay's Environment Ministry has launched the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Coastal Zone (PAN Costas) to increase resilience to a rise in the level of the sea, resulting from climate change.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:56:00 GMT
Latin American focus, support for Argentina's Falklands' claim and diplomacy to solve continental shelf disputes, Boric's agenda
Chilean president Gabriel Boric in his recent visit to Argentina stated some of the basic pillars of the new administration's foreign policy, focused mainly on Latin America, human rights, support for Argentina's claim over the...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:47:00 GMT
Website Declassified UK poll shows 49% believe Argentina should assert sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas
Investigative journalism website Declassified UK has published the results of a poll on its social media with only 21% stating that the UK should keep the Falkland Islands while an overwhelming 49% believe in Argentine sovereig...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:40:00 GMT
Billions of people breathe unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, WHO report
Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits and threatens their health. A record number of over 6000 cities in 117 countries are now monitoring air quality, but the people living ...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:34:00 GMT
New link between greenhouse gases and sea-level rise, BAS scientists
Advanced ocean modeling techniques reveal how greenhouse gas emissions contribute to warmer oceans and the resulting melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. A new study by scientists Kaitlin Naughten and Paul Holland from Brit...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:30:00 GMT
British PM gets involved in sports issues affecting global affairs
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has voiced his stance regarding several issues linked to sports. He demanded harsher sanctions against Russian athletes after their country invaded Ukraine and also stressed that biological ...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:13:00 GMT
UKAHT hiring workers to monitor penguins in Antarctica
The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is offering part-time job opportunities for qualified candidates willing to spend several months at Port Lockroy, Base A.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:10:00 GMT
Freedom of the press just a nice idea in Mexico
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)'s special rapporteur on Freedom of Expression said the Mexican government was actually “encouraging” the increasing attacks against journalists recorded in the country.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:16:00 GMT
One dead as unrest in Peru mounts
Protests all across Peru demanding the resignation of President Pedro Castillo Terrones have left 1 dead and at least 25 law enforcement officers injured in the town of Ica, south of Lima.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:47:00 GMT
Malta ordered to end "golden passport" scheme granting EU citizenship to rich individuals
Malta has been officially warned by the European Commission to end the so-called "golden passport" scheme, the lucrative practice of selling EU citizenship to rich individuals. Other culprits include Bulgaria and Cyprus but acc...



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