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Thursday, January 20th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Royal Navy has her first ever female admiral: “someone has to be the first”

The Royal Navy's first-ever female admiral has taken command – smashing a century-old glass ceiling in the service. After 25 years' service, Jude Terry takes the helm as Director of People and Training and Naval Secretary.
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Thursday, January 20th 2022 - 08:06 UTC
PM Mottley poised for landslide reelection victory in Barbados

Mia Mottley looked poised to be re-elected as Prime Minister of Barbados, while projections heralded the Barbados Labor Party (BLP) will hold more than two-thirds of the seats in Parliament following Wednesday's (Jan. 19) elections.
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Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 20:45 UTC
UK to lift Plan B COVID-19 restrictions, PM announces

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Wednesday that his so-called Plan B sanitary restrictions applied in the Government's fight against COVID-19 will be lifted as of next week.
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Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 20:27 UTC
Djokovic & Wife own 80% of pharmaceutical firm seeking a cure for COVID-19

The future of Serbian star Novak Djokovic seems to be drifting away from tennis. First, he was deported from Australia for not being jabbed and later France announced similar rules would apply to any unvaccinated traveler, which means he would also miss the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.
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Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Conservative Maltese woman picked to head European Parliament

The European Parliament Tuesday chose Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola to become its new speaker following the sudden death last week of Italian David Sassoli.
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Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
LA chosen to host Summit of the Americas in June

The Government of the United States has chosen the City of Los Angeles in the State of California to host the next Summit of the Americas the week of June 6 this year after the event was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 20:37 UTC
COVID-19 and military unrest drive price of Brent crude up

The international price of Brent crude Tuesday rose by 1.6% to nearly US $ 88 per barrel, its highest mark since late 2014, amid numerous problems regarding supply due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and also warlike episodes in the Middle East, it was reported.
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Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 20:30 UTC
South American countries might form “lithium OPEC”

Developers in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and possibly Peru are evaluating the idea of creating an association of lithium-producing countries that will function like the mineral's OPEN for the region.
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Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 20:30 UTC
Sacking unvaccinated health care workers corners already understaffed NHS

England's National Health System (NHS), already short of some 100,000 workers, may start facing yet another crisis soon if authorities insist on applying to the fullest of the letter the mandatory immunization rule against COVID-19.
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Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Argentine FM in Washington DC seeking support for new IMF deal

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero is on a diplomatic mission to Washington DC where he is to hold meetings with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a move aimed at gathering some support ahead of new negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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