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Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:52:00 GMT
New trawler-freezer to join Falkland’s squid fisheries in 2024
Shipbuilders Nodosa from Marin in Galicia, Spain has formalized the construction of a new freezer trawler, for Orion Fishing Company Ltd., an association of Pereira SA from Vigo with the Falkland Islands Argos Group Ltd. The ne...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:42:00 GMT
Princess Anne visits MPC and meets Falklands' residents at a reception
Princess Anne during her third day in the Falkland Islands was at Mount Pleasant Complex, where she was able to meet military staff from the different services and observe much of the equipment deployed to ensure the defense of...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:33:00 GMT
Brazil a leading power in digitalization of public services, World Bank says
A World Bank study released Sunday in Brasilia showed the largest South American country was second globally among 198 economies in the digitalization of public service structures.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:05:00 GMT
Mar del Plata union requests lifting of measures banning offshore oil drilling
The Mar del Plata branch of Argentina's General Labor Confederation Union sent a note to the Courts requesting all precautionary measures stopping offshore oil exploration be lifted so that the companies can start working in t...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:59:00 GMT
Mothers of Plaza e Mayor Leader Hebe de Bonafibi dead at age 93
Hebe Pastor de Bonafini, Argentina's iconic Mother of Plaza de Mayo, died Sunday. She was 93. She had been discharged on Oct. 13 from a La Plata hospital but was admitted again on Nov. 12 after her health deteriorated.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:51:00 GMT
Argentine President to undergo surgical medical tests
Argentine President Alberto Fernández is to undergo an endoscopy for the bout of erosive gastritis he suffered while at the G20 Summit in Indonesia, the Presidential Medical Unit (UMP) reported Friday.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 10:26:00 GMT
Rumors of bribe hit Ecuador's team playing in Qatar
As the World Cup is about to kick off Sunday in Qatar, reports went viral regarding the hosts alleged bribing of Ecuadorian players for US$ 7.4 million so that the hosts would win the tournament's opening game.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 10:06:00 GMT
Economy Minister says Brazil's spending cap poorly constructed
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Friday admitted the spending ceiling needed to be pierced because it was poorly constructed, but he insisted that the federal spending cap remains a necessary tool to ensure the stability ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:35:00 GMT
COP 27 to go on at least until Sunday
World dignitaries gathered at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP 27) Climate Change Summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh have agreed to extend their sessions for the weekend after no conclusive agreement ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:15:00 GMT
Slight unemployment drop reported in Uruguay
Uruguay's unemployment rate was reported Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) to have stood at 7.8% in the month of October, a slight decrease from September's 8.3%.



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