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Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:39:00 GMT
Argentina categorically rejects students competition to visit the Falkland Islands
It's official. The Argentine government categorically rejects "the competition organized by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires with the purpose of inviting university students to a paid trip to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 09:56:00 GMT
Argentina rejects UK's new Maritime Security Strategy, “updated colonialism on the Malvinas Question”
The announcement last week from the UK of its new Maritime Security Strategy as can be expected did not go unnoticed by Argentina and its policy claims over the South Atlantic Islands, including mainly the Falkland Islands.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 09:55:00 GMT
UK launches new National Maritime Security Strategy; complements the £4 billion shipbuilding industry support
Last week, on 15 August, the UK launched a new maritime strategy that sets out how the UK will enhance its capabilities in technology, innovation, and cyber security.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Pfizer files for emergency clearance of bivalent C-19 vax in Brazil
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has received a request for the emergency use of Pfizer's newest vaccine against COVID-19 which would be active against both the original and the Ômicron strain, subvariant ...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Uruguay's Ancap profitable despite adjusting prices below import parity
Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap yielded profits of US$128 million for the first semester of 2022 despite adjusting prices below the import parity price (IPP), it was announced Friday in Montevideo.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 09:06:00 GMT
New beneficiaries of Taiwanese scholarships announced in Asunción
Taiwan's Embassy in Asunción launched this week the 2022 edition of the program for Paraguayan students willing to pursue their educational goals on the Asian island.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:43:00 GMT
Paraguay's VP has a change of mind: will not resign
After announcing last week that he would resign, Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez conveyed to reporters Thursday his decision to remain in office until proof against him is submitted.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:31:00 GMT
Low-cost flights between Asunción and BA's Ezeiza announced
Commercial aviation services linking Buenos Aires' Ezeiza International Airport with Asunción' Silvio Pettirossi by a budget airline have been announced.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:01:00 GMT
On Humanitarian Day, UK will fund £36 million to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria
The UK has announced £36 million (approx. US$ 42 million) in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa, and Syria.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:50:00 GMT
HMS Scott, in four weeks, has record scanned an Atlantic Ocean area similar to that of Portugal
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott is on course to smash her record scanning the oceans after just the first four weeks of an epic 15-month deployment.



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