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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 18:17 UTC
Colombia: Petro discusses reopening borders with Maduro

Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro Wednesday announced he had contacted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to discuss the reopening of the border between the two countries once he takes office, which was part of the campaign promises of both runoff candidates. Rodolfo Hernández too had vowed to seek the re-establishment of diplomatic ties.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:44 UTC
More poverty and misery ahead for most Argentines as food prices soar

An Argentine household needs a monthly income of at least 100,000 Pesos equivalent to US$ 781 at the official rate, (128 Pesos to the dollar) or US$ 454 (free market, 220 Pesos to the dollar) to remain just above the poverty line, according to the latest estimate from the government's Stats Office, Indec.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:25 UTC
The “communist” map that irked nationalists because Malvinas are Falklands and don't figure as Argentine

When it's not the father, president Jair Bolsonaro, it's one of his sons, in this case Eduardo Bolsonaro, federal lawmaker who is involved in a controversy over his interpretation of South America's political mood and trend, which he described as mostly pure red communist.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:08 UTC
80 arrested in Ecuadorian protests, police say

Ecuadorian police have reported that 80 people had been arrested in arrests in anti-government protests over the past few days following riots in Quito and other parts of the country where a curfew is in force and a state of emergency has been declared.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Freedom of the Falklands granted to South Atlantic Medal holders

As part of the Falklands40 commemorations, the South Atlantic Medal Association 82 Holders were awarded the Freedom of the Falkland Islands.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:59 UTC
New Zealand korora penguins dying because of climate change with food more difficult to reach

Small bodies of hundreds of penguins have washed ashore on the northernmost coasts of New Zealand, and although their deaths were at first a mystery, researchers now think they understand why the kororā, or little blue penguins are dying.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:54 UTC
First Chilean-built icebreaker 60% complete

At a total cost of around US$ 210 million, Chile's first home-built icebreaker is already 60% complete and plans to be seaworthy by the time of the XII International Naval Exhibition and Congress in Valparaíso in December, it was reported.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Markets fall in Colombia due to uncertain future under Petro

Colombian markets Tuesday took a tumble ahead of President-elect Gustavo Petro's announcement regarding his future ministerial cabinet, as uncertainty prevailed all over the country.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Gibraltar minister attends Falkland Islands remembrance ceremony

Gibraltar Minister for Housing, Employment, Youth and Sport, Steven Linares MP, represented the Rock in marking the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982.
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Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Trial of Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia: FCDO shares questions on judges independence and calls for judicial reform

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a statement following the verdict in the trial of Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia and encourages the Bolivian government to engage in good faith with substantive judicial reform
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