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Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:47:00 GMT
Uruguayan official says judge's ruling on vax was “nonsense”
Uruguay's Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado Thursday admitted that “rulings are obeyed, but they can be criticized and this ruling is nonsense.” He made those remarks after Surrogate Judge Alejandro Recarey ordered vac...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:41:00 GMT
Brazilian model and elite sniper fighting for Ukraine among the dead
Former Brazilian model, nurse, and sniper Thalita do Valle, who had joined the Ukrainian forces to fight against Russia alongside her brother, was among the dead after a bombardment in Kharkiv, it was confirmed by family member...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:28:00 GMT
Batakis: Dollars needed from agriculture and from not vacationing abroad
Argentina's newly-appointed Economy Minister Silvina Batakis Wednesday insisted the country needed a more efficient agricultural productivity and the ensuing liquidation of assets through the official currency exchange scheme t...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 21:25:00 GMT
China once again backs Argentina joining BRICS
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi Thursday told his Argentine counterpart, Santiago Cafiero, that the Asian giant favored the South American country's joining BRICS. Wang made those statements in Bali, Indonesia, on the sideline...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:00:00 GMT
Boris Johnson makes it official: he has resigned as Tory Party leader
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally admitted the scandals surrounding his administration were too many for him to stay in office and turned in his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party, which has triggered th...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:58:00 GMT
A judge in Uruguay has prohibited Covid vaccines for children; Health Ministry complies with the ruling
In a Montevideo court, judge Alejandro Recarey notified his final ruling on the appeal for protection filed to stop the vaccination against covid-19 in minors under 13 years of age in Uruguay.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:41:00 GMT
Ukraine asks Paraguay for Mercosur's help
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski Wednesday asked his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez to bring the other Mercosur leaders to support his war-torn country through its plight following Russia's invasion.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:33:00 GMT
Mandatory Malvinas Question teaching for all Argentine government staff in the three branches
The Argentine government promulgated on Wednesday the bill that makes it “mandatory, periodic and permanent” for civil servants to attend teaching on the “Malvinas Islands question”.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Argentina and Uruguay agree on temporary ban to hake fishing
The Joint Technical Commission of the Maritime Front of Argentina and Uruguay has issued a temporary ban on hake catching due to the “concentration of juvenile specimens” that “it is necessary to protect,” it was announ...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:10:00 GMT
Demonstration against Pfizer vaccines staged in Montevideo amidst court hearing
A group of Uruguayan anti-vaccine protesters gathered Wednesday at the courthouse doorstep in support of Surrogate Judge Alejandro Recarey's decision earlier this week to request information from the Health Ministry (MSP) and t...



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