MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 24th 2019
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Monday, June 24th 2019 - 12:37 UTC
Irish farmers protest Mercosur negotiations before EC offices in Dublin
A protest by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is taking place at the European Commission offices in Dublin over the “double standards of the commission” in their reckless pursuit of a sell-out trade deal” with the Mercosur trade bloc.
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Monday, June 24th 2019 - 12:02 UTC
Uruguay and Argentina with a “dry border” for the first time in history
Uruguay and Argentina will have for the first time a “dry border”. This is not because historians, cartographers or geographers suddenly found out, or Uruguay grabbed land from its larger neighbor.
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Monday, June 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina lines up for the August primaries; three leading presidential tickets
Months of intense political negotiations and last minute nerve breaking deals came to an end in Argentina on Sunday's zero hour deadline, when the different political groupings had to present to electoral authorities their list of presidential hopefuls, as well as future lawmakers.
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Monday, June 24th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
US launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems
The United States launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, according to US media reports.
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Monday, June 24th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Blistering heat wave in Europe with temperatures reaching 40 Celsius
Temperatures were climbing on Sunday as Europe braced for a blistering heat-wave with the mercury set to hit 40 degrees Celsius as summer kicks in on the back of a wave of hot air from North Africa. Europeans are set to bake in what forecasters are warning will likely be record-breaking temperatures for June with the mercury set to peak mid-week.
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Monday, June 24th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Northern Australia port for the US Navy to keep track of “Chinese intentions”
Australia is planning to build a new deep-water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter China's growing presence in the region, the ABC reported on Monday.
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Monday, June 24th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
How do you like your whale: cutlets, sliced raw, deep fried, bacon or burgers?
Whale cutlets, sliced raw whale, deep-fried whale nuggets, whale bacon and whale jerky feature on the menu at the restaurant Yoko Ichihara runs: and that's just a small sample of the ways Japan eats whale.
