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Stories for January 29th 2024

  • Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Turkey to receive 40 US F-16s for accepting Sweden’s membership of NATO

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had linked his country's approval of Sweden in NATO to fighter jet deliveries from the US, among other conditions

    Turkey will receive 40 new F-16s and upgrades to 79 of the jets in its existing fleet, the United States State Department said in a press release. The US$ 23 billion operation follows on Turkey's ratification of NATO membership for Sweden.

  • Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    Mapuche Resistance behind National Park fire, Chubut governor says

    The self-appointed RAM rebels are pursuing a real estate business, Governor Torres insisted

    Over 1000 hectares of land have burned down in the Los Alerces National Park in the Argentine province of Chubut, where Governor Ignacio Torres blamed the Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) rebel organization for starting the fire, it was reported Sunday. “There are indications that the fire was intentional,” he stressed.

  • Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

    Dengue: Paraguayan authorities ready despite surge in number of cases

    “Most of those who consult or are hospitalized are children,” Cabello explained

    Although Paraguayan health authorities are already speaking of a dengue epidemic, particularly among children, the South American country's sanitary network has been reported to be ready for whatever lies ahead, even if combined with a surge of Covid-19 cases, it was reported in Asunción.

  • Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:09 UTC

    France slams the door on the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

    French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal confirms France's opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal, addressing farmers' concerns.

    In a move to address the ongoing protests by French farmers, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal unequivocally declared France's rejection of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. The decision, previously hinted at by President Emmanuel Macron, aims to alleviate the grievances of farmers who have been blocking roads and highways across the country. France's two largest farmers' unions said in a statement that they will lay siege to Paris from Monday.

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