MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 22nd 2021
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Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 20:44 UTC
Argentine version of Google falls into “wrong” hands leading to search engine's temporary collapse
An Argentine internet user claimed realized ownership of the google.com.ar domain had expired Wednesday, April 21 and since it was available, he decided to purchase it for reportedly AR $ 540 (around the US $ 3.85 at the unofficial exchange rate) leading to a temporary shutdown of the search engine ending in “.ar”.
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Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine President calls for international treaty on pandemics to boost WHO's role
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday called all countries to ”reinforce the role of the World Health Organization (WHO)“ through ”an international treaty on pandemics.”
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Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Vaccine passport reportedly coming up in Uruguay soon but no official announcement yet
Uruguay's Tourism Minister Germán Cardoso Wednesday raised again the issue of vaccination certificates for foreign travellers to “guarantee the sanitary status” of the country.
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Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Uruguayan President: competition between countries must not prevail to fight covid-19
During his speech at the XXVII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is held in Andorra although most participants make only video appearances, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday launched an appeal to his fellow leaders to find new ways in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic.
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Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Uruguay tops Latin American transition to environment friendly energy sources
Uruguay continues to be Latin America's leading country regarding energy transition towards renewable sources, according to an index released jointly this week by the World Economic Forum and the Accenture consultancy firm.
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Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Argentina: Mother of Plaza de Mayo VP Porota Meroño dies aged 95
The Association Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Wednesday announced in a statement the passing away of the organization's Vice President Mercedes Colás de Meroño, known as “Porota.”
