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US ARCHIVE – Archive in Virginia serves as storehouse of US audiovisual treasures
Surrounded by farms and nestled amid the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Culpeper is a small town in the US state of Virginia that would go completely unnoticed if not for…
GUATEMALA TRADITIONS – Dance of the Pole Flyer returns to Guatemala after 2 years of pandemic
Two men in traditional Mayan garb climb to the top of a pole 30 m (98 ft) high and secure themselves to the shaft with ropes round their ankles before jumping off together to…
ARGENTINA CURRENCY – Existing weakness of Argentine peso further exacerbated by strong dollar
The dollar’s strength globally is combining with factors more specific to Argentina – high inflation, a scarcity of hard currency, an elevated budget deficit and…
URUGUAY EXPLOSION – Blast rocks apartment building in Uruguay’s capital
At least two people were badly burned Friday in an explosion and ensuing fire at a residential building in Montevideo, Uruguayan authorities said.
A husband and wife in their…
Ryanair reach deal with pilots in Spain but cabin crew strike continues
So far in 2022 the summer months have been heavily affected by travel problems.
Whether it be strike action by Ryanair and EasyJet’s Spanish cabin crew cancelling flights,…
MYANMAR CRISIS – Suu Kyi kept under poor conditions in Myanmar prison: report
Ousted Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, has been kept in a solitary prison cell which is not sufficiently protected from weather elements and is not…
SPAIN FIRES – Spanish firefighters continue to tackle raging fires
Spanish emergency services on Friday continued to tackle wildfires as the amount of forest burnt so far this year increased to 122,000 hectares, according to prime minister Pedro…
SOCCER SPAIN – Real Madrid closes transfer market, impressed with Tchouaméni
Real Madrid closed its transfer market for the new season on Friday, relying on the team’s solidarity that triumphed last season and on new arrivals such as Frenchman Aurélien…
TOKYO OLYMPICS – Abandoned venues, unpaid bills leave bitter memory of Tokyo Olympics
One year after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Japan is still debating on whether the cost of hosting the world’s biggest sporting event…
Spanish fuel prices fall again to lowest point since May
If you’re reading this article, there’s a high chance that you’re familiar with the background of this Brexit consequence.
Thousands of UK driving licence holders (that includes…