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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:50:00 GMT
Lula vows to halt garimpo on Indigenous lands
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Tuesday pledged to halt all illegal gold mining -locally known as garimpo- at Indigenous reserves in the country's northeast if he is elected back into office in October.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:44:00 GMT
Bolsonaro downplays Armed Forces Viagra scandal
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday downplayed the importance of the alleged scandal regarding the purchase of 35,000 pills of Viagra, a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:40:00 GMT
Warrant issued for preventive arrest of Peruvian President nephews
A Lima judge has ordered the preventive arrest for 36 months of two nephews of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones as well as of his former aide Bruno Pacheco for their alleged involvement in cases of corruption, it was ...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:30:00 GMT
Terrorist who killed British MP gets life in jail
A London Court Wednesday handed down a life imprisonment sentence on convicted terrorist Ali Harbi Ali for the Oct. 16, 2021, murder of British Conservative MP Sir David Amess.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:45:00 GMT
"Argentina never created conditions for Falkland Islanders to become Argentine citizens", lawmaker Milei
"Malvinas sovereignty negotiations are going to be very long. it's a complicated issue", and although a territorial claim, "Argentina never created the conditions for Falkland Islanders to want to become Argentine citizens", sa...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:53:00 GMT
"It's going to be a long cold winter in Buenos Aires"
By Haley Zaremba, Oilprice.com – A fuel shortage is causing political turmoil and social unrest in Argentina, and could even result in a food shortage as the South American nation’s grain transporters call or a strike in th...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Commemorative £2 coin to mark 40th anniversary of Falklands' Liberation
Pobjoy Mint has announced the release of a brand new produced on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government, as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Islands.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:49:00 GMT
Brazil: Two reported dead in new clash involving garimpeiros
A new armed confrontation allegedly involving garimpeiros has left at least two people dead and five others injured in Brazil's Yanomami Indigenous Land, it was reported.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:49:00 GMT
Brazilian pork exports in a recovery tendency: China remains the main market
The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) has reported that pork exports (all products, raw and processed included) reached 91.4 thousand tons in March, which is 16.3% lower than the February 2021 record with 109,2 thousa...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:44:00 GMT
FAU brass explore options for the purchase of training aircraft
A delegation of the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) has been reported to have visited AERO Vodochody's facilities in the Czech Republic to delve into the specifics of the L-39NG advanced trainer, according to the aircraft manufacture...



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