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Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:05:00 GMT
Luis Lacalle Pou won’t attend UN General Assembly
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou will not attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations to be held in New York. Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo will attend in his place, reported El Observador and confirmed Mer...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:31:00 GMT
OPEC to cut down oil output to keep price stable
The Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) Monday decided to cut their output of crude and put on sale on international markets 100,000 bpds less daily as fears of a recession keep bringing down the price of crude.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:07:00 GMT
ECLAC's new boss appointed
Costa Rican economist José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs has been chosen to replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena at the helm of the ECLAC after 14 years on the job, it was announced. Salazar took the oath of office before UN Se...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:54:00 GMT
Santiago's Stock Exchange booms after Rejection won
Santiago's Stock Exchange reached peak figures Monday after Rejection prevailed in Sunday's referendum, which meant the welfare state failed at least for now to become a reality that would have also included differentiated judi...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:13:00 GMT
Tories pick Liz Truss to become UK's next PM
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss beat former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 and will thus become the British Conservative Party's New Leader who is to be appointed Prime Minister Tuesday by Queen E...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:02:00 GMT
Liz Truss promises to cut taxes and boost energy supplies, but won't say how until she's at 10 Downing Street
Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Secretary Mary Elizabeth Truss, who this week most probably will become the United Kingdom´s next prime minister has pledged to act within a week to tackle the cost-of-living situation, f...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Falklands' Stanley Penguins U12, the Golden team of ice hockey Cup in Chile
On Saturday and following five days of intense competition the ice hockey Endemic Celebration Cup 2022, came to an end with an extraordinary triumph for the Falkland Islands Under 12 team, Stanley Penguins, who won gold in thei...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Foreign Office update travel advice for Chile: protests can turn violent
The latest Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice for Chile, which includes entry requirements, safety, and security, and local laws and customs warns of potential deportation if foreign nationals are ...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:27:00 GMT
Petro links FARC groups to bomb trap that killed 7
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said this weekend that it was very likely that dissident FARC groups were behind the bomb trap attack that killed 7 police officers last week.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:24:00 GMT
Respiratory disease in Tucumán determined to be Legionella
Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirmed that the mysterious respiratory disease in the province of Tucumán, which has caused so far 5 deaths, was bilateral pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria.



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