Politics

Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 09:36 UTC
New legislation decriminalizes self-defense in Peru

Peru's one-house Congress has allowed the use of lethal force in case of “imminent danger” in a move to protect the citizenry. President Dina Boluarte has signed the bill into law, it was reported in Lima.
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Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 10:11 UTC
New generation Falklander elected to the Legislative Assembly in representation of Camp

The Falkland Islands by-election for the Camp constituency, held on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September resulted in the election of Jack Ford to office. The newly elected Member of the Legislative Assembly, Falklands autonomous internal government, told Penguin News that “personal contact and simple things like sitting in people’s kitchens and just putting the time in to listen to what they’ve got to say” made a difference.
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Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguayan Governor sees nothing wrong with child labor

The Governor of the Uruguayan department (province) of Artigas spoke naturally of child labor Thursday in a TV interview, which prompted a swift reaction from the national government.
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Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil: illegal mining spreads onto 35,000 hectares

According to a study released Friday by MapBiomas, a website that gathers data and information on Brazilian biomes, from the soil to the Amazon, including mining, fire, and water, illegal mining in Brazil grew by 35,000 hectares in 2022 compared to the previous year, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 09:30 UTC
Mapuche rebels arrested in southern Chile

Chilean authorities in the Biobío region announced Thursday the arrest of at least 11 leaders of the Mapuche Lafkenche Resistance (RML), a radical group behind numerous attacks in the south of the country as a result of the territorial dispute between the state, indigenous groups and forestry companies that exploit lands considered ancestral by the indigenous people.
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Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 08:09 UTC
UK favors additional financing to achieve SDGs

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced this week that the UK will push to unlock global finance and help developing countries invest to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:12 UTC
Paraguayan lawmaker ready for war with Argentina

Paraguayan Congressman Rubén Isaac Rubín Orrego of the National Encounter Alliance (Alianza Encuentro Nacional - AEN) Wednesday said his country needed “missiles that can hit important points in the region because, otherwise, we are already losing the diplomatic game” with Argentina amid escalating tension between the two countries.
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Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Ukrainian leader holds meetings with Lula and Boric

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday met separately with his Brazilian and Chilean colleagues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Agricultural emergency extended in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities announced Wednesday that the agricultural state of emergency declared due to the drought affecting the country will be extended until the end of 2023, it was reported in Montevideo.
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Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Argentina, US sign agreement on security cooperation

Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with US Ambassador Marc Stanley to strengthen security cooperation.
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