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Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:18:00 GMT
Prospects not good for Rushdie after stabbing
Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie might lose an eye and his liver has been damaged, his agent Andrew Wylie said after the author was stabbed in New York state earlier Friday. The novelist is reportedly on a ventilator and unabl...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:06:00 GMT
Paraguayan VP to resign after joining US list of those "significantly corrupt"
Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velázquez Friday announced in a radio interview that he would be resigning his job and stepping down from the presidential race after being added by the United States to the list of people "signi...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:05:00 GMT
Falklands Day celebrated in Parliament with Islands' flag flying at New Palace Yard
Following on instructions from the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the flag of the Falkland Islands in flying at New Palace Yard, to mark Falklands Day, when the first sighting of the Islands in 1592.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Arctic flights to shed light on sea ice and storm links
Scientists are flying research aircraft through the heart of Arctic storms this summer to better understand how weather systems are affecting polar sea ice. Arctic cyclones are the main type of hazardous weather that affect the...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:52:00 GMT
Conserving Damoy Hut, next to 'glacial skiway', Antarctica Historic Site and Monument
Damoy, a small wooden hut on a rocky outcrop in Antarctica will take centre stage in UK Antarctic Heritage Trust conservation efforts this coming season. The hut in Dorian Bay, along with the glacial ‘skiway’ on Damoy Point...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:43:00 GMT
Top-secret documents found at Trump's mansion
Top secret documents were retrieved by the FBI from former US President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida, it was reported Friday as the seal of secrecy was lifted.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:43:00 GMT
Falklands first look at over 30 years of seabird monitoring results
The Falkland Islands are frequently associated with globally significant seabird populations. Indeed, the inshore waters of the Islands have not long been designated as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) for this very reason. Unders...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:32:00 GMT
HRW concerned as 2 journalists indicted in Bolivia
Human Rights Watch Friday posted messages on Twitter admitting to the organization's concern over the charges filed in Bolivia by Prosecutor Junior Flores against journalists Andrés Rojas and Adriana G., whose arrest was reque...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Colombia: ELN rebels release hostages while returning to peace talks
As peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) kick off in Cuba, the guerrilla movement has released nine people who were being held hostage since last month in the department of A...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:21:00 GMT
Brazil: Bolsonaro insists he is not planning a coup
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday replied to an initiative by opposition parties and movements signing a letter in defense of democracy, which they argue is under threat by the incumbent head of state who might not ackn...



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