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Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Reappointments made to the Marine Management Organization Board
Solicitor, Falkland Islands former Attorney General and SAERI Chair Peter Judge MBE, together with David Lyall have been reappointed to the Board of the Marine Management Organization. MMO has a wide range of responsibilities, ...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:53:00 GMT
DBRS ups Uruguay's credit rating
Canadian rating agency DBRS Morningstar upgraded Uruguay's foreign currency sovereign debt score from BBB Low to BBB as a result of Montevideo's “substantial improvement” in the country's fiscal outlook, it was reported Tue...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:38:00 GMT
Messi's Argentina dealt major blow in World Cup opener
Lionel Messi's Argentina was dealt a major upset Tuesday after losing 2-1 to underdogs Saudi Arabia in their opening game at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:41:00 GMT
Former South African President ordered back to jailhouse
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been ordered back to jail after the Supreme Court overturned his medical parole earlier this week. Zuma had been sentenced to 15 months in jail for refusing to testify in a governme...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:24:00 GMT
Brazilian experts: Vaccination saved 63,000 in 2021 from COVID-19
Scientists in Brazil said this week that vaccination against COVID-19 had saved the lives of 63,000 of the country's population over 60 years of age, in addition to preventing some 178,000 hospitalizations of people over 60 yea...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:50:00 GMT
Uruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program
Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini highlighted the AL-Invest Verde program for its ambitiousness regarding sustainable development which will position the South American country as a regional innovation hub.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:39:00 GMT
Colombian gov't, ELN resume peace talks in Caracas
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that “time for peace has arrived” as dignitaries from the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas started their ceasefire talks in Caracas Monday.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:37:00 GMT
Uruguay: ex-presidential custody chief used to offer State spying system; opposition warned of “bribes”
Alejandro Astesiano, the former custodian of President Luis Lacalle Pou, offered the use of El Guardián, the telephone tapping system of the Interior Ministry, which can only be accessed with judicial authorization. The prosec...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:13:00 GMT
Mexico: Tourist climbs Chichen Itza Castle without permission and locals call for sacrifice
An angry mob almost lynched a tourist who climbed without permission the steps of the Castillo de Kukulcán, one of the new seven wonders of the modern world located in the archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá, in southeastern...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:13:00 GMT
Uruguayan Defense Minister reviews troops in Middle East
Uruguay's Defense Minister Javier García reviewed the South American country's peacekeeping mission in Sinai 40 years after its deployment.



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