MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 10th 2021
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Monday, May 10th 2021 - 21:36 UTC
Boris Johnson announces further restrictions to be lifted May 17
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday announced the gradual lifting of mobility restrictions against coronavirus spreading as he confirmed stage three will go ahead as planned on May 17.
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Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Human Rights Watch warns Colombian police uses high-tech projectile launcher against demonstrators
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Executive Director for the Americas José Miguel Vivanco said his organization had never seen police officers use “horizontal high-speed multiple projectile launchers” as it happens in Colombia.
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Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:51 UTC
Duque militarizes Cali and neighbouring areas as situation worsens in Colombia
Colombian President Iván Duque Sunday ordered a mass deployment of troops in the city of Cali and its surrounding area to lift the roadblocks which have kept that place under isolation and deprived of supplies of foods and medicines, it was announced.
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Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
US investors withdrawing from Latin America's three largest economies as populist rulers spark concern
According to a recent report from the Department of the Treasury, investors from the United States are rapidly fleeing the once most promising and three largest countries of Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina).
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Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Jiggers bring covid-19 infected crews including one dead seaman in Argentina’s Puerto Deseado
Argentina's Coast Guard (Prefecura Naval) is guarding two fishing trawlers at Puerto Deseado in the Province of Santa Cruz as cases of covid-19 erupted among the crews, one sailor having already died of the disease.
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Monday, May 10th 2021 - 08:44 UTC
Argentine President Fernández starts European tour in Lisbon
Argentine President Alberto Fernández started his new European tour by meeting in Lisbon Sunday with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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Monday, May 10th 2021 - 06:08 UTC
Falklands closes first Loligo season earlier; successful catch anticipated
The Falkland Islands Loligo (Falkland Calamari) fishery, which holds two seasons a year, closed its first season of 2021 early – the northern part of the box on April 14 and the south on April 28, three days before the planned last day of May 1.
