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  • Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - 08:31 UTC

    Best Colorado Sportsbooks for 2024

    Colorado’s sports betting industry crossed the $1 billion gross revenue mark in October last year, becoming the 10th state to hit this target. The Centennial state legalized sports betting in 2020.

  • Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - 07:49 UTC

    How to quickly and easily choose an online iGaming for you

    Photo: Unsplash

    Online casinos and iGaming are more popular than ever in the 2020s, with a growing number of gamers.

  • Saturday, March 16th 2024 - 12:27 UTC

    Election time in EU; Green Deal measures are to be reviewed to try and quell farmers protests

    Farmers have organized marches on Paris, Berlin, and mostly Brussels to protest the Green Deal climate change measures

    European Parliament elections are scheduled for next June, so the European Commission faced with growing protests from farmers and their marches on some of the main cities, Berlin, France and Brussels, has in response proposed concessions on climate and environmental measures.

  • Friday, March 15th 2024 - 13:16 UTC

    The three objectives of Argentine foreign policy, minister Diana Mondino

    Minister Mondino during the AmCham conference

    Argentine Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship minister, Diana Mondino said that three are the main foreign policy objectives of the government of president Javier Milei, international trade and treaties, regional integration and improving logistic costs and returning Argentina to a position of international relevance and prestige, a reliable country with a respected loud voice worldwide, in a context of clear and fair rules of the game so promote corporations from the private sector.

  • Friday, March 15th 2024 - 09:46 UTC

    Italy's iconic Amerigo Vespucci ship arrives in Montevideo

    Visitors may tour the 1931 ship provided they register at the Italian Embassy's website

    Italian Navy's training ship Amerigo Vespucci docked Thursday in Montevideo and will welcome visitors Friday, it was reported from the Uruguayan capital. The iconic vessel, built in 1931, is making her second round-the-world trip after setting sail from Genoa in July. Her next call will be Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, March 14th 2024 - 19:52 UTC

    Brazil and Argentina agree on reciprocal open skies policy

    The new understanding replaces rules dating back to 1948

    The governments of Brazil and Argentina agreed this week to a reciprocal open skies policy, Itamaraty Palace sources in Brasilia confirmed. Under the new legal frame, there will be no restrictions to carriers -both passenger and cargo- to open as many routes as they wish.

  • Thursday, March 14th 2024 - 19:01 UTC

    Israel's actions in Gaza violate international humanitarian law, Brazil's FM says

    Vieira said he was confident that Brazil's friendship with Israel would survive the behavior of the current government in Tel Aviv

    Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told his country's Senate Thursday that Israel's “blockade of humanitarian aid in the current context of famine and lack of medical supplies in Gaza is a violation of international law,” Agencia Brasil reported. The administration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “continues to systematically hinder the entry of trucks with humanitarian aid at the borders with Gaza,” Vieira denounced.

  • Thursday, March 14th 2024 - 16:28 UTC

    Argentina: Catamarca court orders halt to lithium extraction following environmental complaint

    The resolution fully impacts on the economic interests of an extractive activity concentrated in a resource such as lithium.

    The Court of Justice in Catamarca (Northern Argentina) has issued a divided ruling ordering a suspension of mining activity in the Salar del Hombre Muerto, impacting lithium production projects. The decision stems from an environmental protection action filed by cacique Román Elías Guitian, urging a comprehensive environmental impact study before new permits are granted.

  • Thursday, March 14th 2024 - 08:51 UTC

    European Parliament approves Media Freedom Act, limiting governments' interference

    “The significance of media plurality for a functioning democracy cannot be stressed enough,” said the German MEP.

    The European Media Freedom Act passed by the European Parliament  is designed to protect the editorial independence and journalistic sources across the European Union. States will also have to spend publicity expenditure using “public, proportionate and non-discriminatory criteria.”

  • Thursday, March 14th 2024 - 08:26 UTC

    “We want a good relationship with Argentina, but will never negotiate Falkland Islanders rights”

    “My right honorable Friend the Foreign Secretary reassured the Islanders about our enduring commitment during his welcome visit to the Falkland Islands last month,” David Rutley

    ”The UK Government will always protect and promote the Falkland Islanders’ right of self-determination and only they can decide their future. We want a good relationship with Argentina, but have been very clear that we will never negotiate away the Islanders’ democratic rights. My right honorable Friend the Foreign Secretary (Lord David Cameron) reassured the Islanders about our enduring commitment during his welcome visit to the Falkland Islands last month,“ David Rutley, Under Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, replied to questions from Parliament members on Tuesday, who asked ”What steps he is taking to uphold the Falkland Islanders right to self determination?.