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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:34:00 GMT
Brazilian Socialists target Bolsonaro's campaign from abroad
Socialist leaders have requested Brazil's Judiciary to ban President Jair Bolsonaro's appearance in London at Queen Elizabeth's funeral as part of his campaign ahead of the Oct. 2 elections.

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:07:00 GMT
Petroperu says latest oil spill stemmed from sabotaged pipeline
Peru's state-run oil company Petroperu Sunday reported an attack against the Norperuvian Oil Pipeline (ONP) in the jungle region of Loreto had caused a spill triggering environmental contingency protocols.

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:46:00 GMT
Biden says "COVID-19 pandemic is over"
US President Joseph Biden said during a TV interview aired late Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic was over. “We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over,” Biden said...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:38:00 GMT
Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest - the end of an era
British mourners Monday saw Queen Elizabeth II's casket parade through London one last time before being lowered into the royal vault at Windsor Castle.

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:05:00 GMT
Argentina's Lower House passes bill for military drills
Argentina's Lower House passed the bill approving the involvement of the country's Armed Forces in the joint UNITAS military drills with foreign troops, which have also been allowed to enter national territory, it was reported.

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:04:00 GMT
Argentina rejects naval exercise in Brazil because of Falklands' HMS Forth
Argentina has dropped out of this year's UNITAS annual naval exercises sponsored by the United States, with the participation of South American and other extra-region naval units, which are currently taking place in the Atlanti...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Ardern believes NZ will become a republic in her lifetime
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hinted Sunday in London while attending Queen Elizabeth's funeral that her country might become a republic.

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:47:00 GMT
Prince Charles visit to the River Plate and the Falklands, with a little help from Uruguay
In March 1999, King Charles III, then Prince of Wales made a three countries visit, Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. A visit which was mainly a retribution to the one then Argentine President Carlos Menem and his da...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Puerto Rico powerless as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall
Puerto Rico has been left without electricity as Hurricane Fiona made landfall with winds of up to 160.9 kilometers per hour, amid residents fearing an encore of the devastation left by Hurricane Maria in 2017. US President Jos...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:28:00 GMT
US, China, India, UK, Russia, the largest military spenders in 2021, SIPRI report
World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of US$ 2.1 trillion. This was the seventh consecutive year that spending increased, according to the latest data on military spending published by the...



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