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Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:03:00 GMT
Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks
Uruguay's oil refining and fuel distribution company Ancap announced on Friday that three blocks and exploration licenses in the country's maritime shelf had been awarded. Two of them were acquired by Shell and the third by Apa...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:15:00 GMT
Ecuador's Conaie decries death of 4th protester during general strike
Ecuador's Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) has denounced a fourth protester who has died during demonstrations, while human rights groups insisted that repression coupled with abuse of force jeopard...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:11:00 GMT
Former Bolsonarist minister released in corruption probe
A Brazilian Federal court in Brasilia has ordered the release of former Education Minister, Pastor Milton Ribeiro from jail after being arrested Wednesday on a preemptive basis for allegedly diverting public funds for his own b...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:27:00 GMT
SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade after nearly half a century
The iconic 1973 US Supreme Court ruling known as Roe v. Wade which cleared the way for decriminalizing abortion has been overturned Friday when deciding on a Mississippi law banning the interruption of pregnancies after 15 week...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Brazil: Lula might win in the first round, Datafolha study shows
Brazilian opposition presidential hopeful Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula Da Silva would win the Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a margin wide enough to make a runoff unnecessary, according to the latest Datafolha surve...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:18:00 GMT
C24 resolution calls on Argentina and UK to resume Falklands' negotiations
The Special Committee on Decolonization adopted on Thursday a resolution requesting the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to consolidate the current process of dialogue through the resumption of negotiations to fi...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:08:00 GMT
Chilean miners lift strike after agreement with Codelco
Chilean copper mine workers have agreed to lift their strike after reaching an agreement with the state-owned Chilean National Copper Corporation (Codelco), it was announced Thursday.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:03:00 GMT
MLA Spink visits Whitby, twinned to Falklands Stanley City
As part of the commemorations marking the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands, the city of Whitby welcomed a special guest, reports the local media. The special guest is none else than elected lawmaker ML...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
BRICS Summit sees new role for the bloc in a changing world
In a move to strengthen cooperation and promote economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, BRICS countries agreed this week during the bloc's virtual Summit to launch the BRICS Business Forum, which they regard as an effect...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Argentina and C24 members want a return of real colonialism to Falklands and Southwest Atlantic, MLA Short
My name is Gavin Short and I am a democratically elected representative of the Government and people of the Falkland Islands and my family have lived there for 173 years.



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