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Sat, 29 May 2021 08:41:00 GMT
Brazil threatened by shortages in electricity supply due to water emergency
Brazil's Electric Sector Monitoring Committee Thursday issued a "water risk" warning and the Federal Government undertook a series of measures to avoid energy rationing until October, a period of low rainfall and more severe dr...

Sat, 29 May 2021 04:13:00 GMT
FIFA bribes scandal: Swiss bank agrees with US Justice Department to pay US$ 79,7 million
Swiss bank Julius Bär has agreed to pay US$79.7 million in a settlement with the US Department of Justice after being implicated in a sprawling corruption probe surrounding FIFA, world football’s governing body.

Sat, 29 May 2021 03:50:00 GMT
Brazilian airline interested in taking over LATAM Brazil
After reporting the cancellation of the code share with LATAM Brazil, and announcing that it was looking for «consolidation opportunities» in the market, air industry sources indicate that Azul Linhas Aéreas is considering m...

Sat, 29 May 2021 03:39:00 GMT
IAATO Welcomes New Executive Committee Chair
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has appointed Executive Committee member Robyn Woodhead to its top spot during this year’s online annual meeting, according to a press release. Woodhead joine...

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:53:00 GMT
Minister Guedes says Brazil favors the modernizing of Mercosur
“We are liberal but not stupid,” said Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Thursday during a virtual event where he explained that his country has no intention of leaving Mercosur, but it does want to modernize it.

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:47:00 GMT
IACHR still waiting for full green light to land in violence-torn Colombia
As protests and violence remain part of Colombia's “normal” landscape, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) continues to wait for an official response from the Government to visit the country.

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Peru's government extends state of emergency for yet another month as presidential runoff looms over
The government of Peru Thursday decided to extend the current state of emergency, which has been in force since March 2020, for yet another month to bring down the number of covid-19 infections, it was announced. Current restri...

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Argentine “Doctors For Truth” released on bail pending trial
A criminal judge in the Argentine city of Rosario Thursday decided to uphold the prosecution's request to charge "Doctors for the Truth" leader Mariano Arriaga for instigation to commit crimes, it was announced.

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:39:00 GMT
Uruguayan government extends mobility reduction for yet another week
The Government of Uruguay Thursday decided to extend the current measures regarding restrictions to the circulation of people for yet another week in a move to curb the unstoppable number of covid-19 cases.

Fri, 28 May 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Argentina: Bans on layoffs extended for 30 days
The Argentine Government of Alberto Fernández Thursday decided to extend a ban on layoffs for another 30 days so that workers who were affected by the recent full-scale quarantine decreed de the President does not result in wo...



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