MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 24th 2021
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Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Colombian chief negotiator with protesters resigns
The Colombian Government's High Commissioner for Peace in charge of recent negotiations with the opposition National Strike Committee (CNP) Miguel Ceballos has turned in his resignation to President Iván Duque, it was announced in Bogotá.
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Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bolsonaro motorbike ride full of misdemeanours and a warning
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro took a motorcycle ride through Rio de Janeiro Sunday where he was escorted by thousands of biker fans from all over the country who seized the opportunity to take selfies.
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Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Scholar highlights differences between Uruguayans and Argentines
Uruguayan-Canadian scientist Nicolás Saldías of the Intelligence Unit within the famed publication The Economist, has described that ”Argentina and Uruguay are two countries that could be defined as twin brothers raised by different families.”
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Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Israel warns against travel to Argentina as cases of covid-19 keep soaring
The Government of Israeli Sunday issued a “serious warning” regarding its citizens travelling to Argentina, where cases of covid-19 are on the rise.
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Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Belarus forces commercial flight to land so that dissident can be arrested
The Government of Belarus Sunday forced a Ryanair Boeing 737 en route from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lituania which was flying over their territory to land and make the arrest of 26-year-old dissident journalist Roman Protasevich possible.
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Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Conmebol delegation to visit Argentina regarding new Copa America venues
Following its decision to reschedule the 15 Copa America matches which were due to be played in Colombia, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) will be inspecting two Argentine stadiums Monday to choose the new venues.
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Monday, May 24th 2021 - 06:07 UTC
UK's Carrier Strike Group, with HMS Queen Elizabeth, begins deployment planning to visit 40 countries
UK's Carrier Strike Group headed by HMS QUEEN Elizabeth sailed from Portsmouth for her maiden operational deployment. The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier recently completed demanding training to make sure her and the ships that will accompany her on her world mission are ready for any eventuality.
