MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 25th 2023
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Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Lula determined to form Peace Club to end Ukraine conflict
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva launched Friday through social media a negotiated peace proposal for the one-tear-old war in Ukraine which has consequences the world over.
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Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Falklands / Malvinas War: “Known Soldier” conference touches young students and veterans alike
A conference at London's King College School of Security Studies by 1982 war veterans Julio Aro and Geoffrey Cardozo moved British students who got the opportunity to hear first-hand what an armed conflict meant for those participating in it.
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Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Being President only gave Bolsonaro “problems”
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said the mission God entrusted him with was not over and he was therefore calculating his next steps. Regarding his term as head of state, the retired Army captain said “it was an experience that I understand as a mission and if He understands it that way, I believe that mission is not over yet.” Bolsonaroo made those remarks during a speech at an evangelical church in Orlando. “He knows the right time for everything,” he said, receiving an “amen” from the audience.
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Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Peru pulls ambassador from Mexico after AMLO's criticism
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Friday announced she was recalling Lima's ambassador from Mexico in response to her colleague Adrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) meddling in the internal affairs of her country.
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Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 09:27 UTC
Stateless Nicaraguan writers accept new South American nationalities
Writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli, who were stripped of their Nicaraguan citizenship by the Daniel Ortega regime which declared them “traitors to the homeland,” have made up their minds on which nationalities to accept from the multiple offers from various Latin American countries who jumped in not to leave them stateless.
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Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 09:13 UTC
WHO worried: human-to-human transmission of bird flu cannot be ruled out
World Health Organization (WHO) experts have expressed their concern after two cases of humans catching H5N1 avian flu were confirmed this week. During a virtual press conference Friday, WHO Director of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Sylvie Briand said the situation was “worrying.”
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Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 08:43 UTC
British Airways owners buy 100% of Air Europa
International Airlines Group (IAG), the group owning Iberia and British Airways, has reached a deal with Globalia to buy Air Europa for €400 million to be disbursed over the next five years and thus fully owns the Spanish carrier of which it had already acquired 20% for €100 million last year.
