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Sat, 05 Jun 2021 09:51:00 GMT
Over £8m boost for international conservation in UK Overseas Territories
Over £8 million new funding to protect rare wildlife and vulnerable habitats across the globe. Threatened species such as whales, marine turtles and sharks will be better-protected thanks to a boost of over £8 million for pro...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:57:00 GMT
Latin America unemployment in 2021 forecast at 11.1%, according to ILO
The International Labor Organization (ILO) Friday issued a report according to which 28 million Latin Americans are in a situation of working poverty due to the pandemic, for an overall unemployment rate of 11.1% in the region ...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:47:00 GMT
Uruguayan ministers travel to Paraguay to discuss flexibilization of Mercosur
Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo travelled to Paraguay Friday to discuss with the local administration of President Mario Abdo Benítez new steps towards flexibilities Mercosu...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Anvisa allows for limited imports of Sputnik V and Covaxin into Brazil
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Friday approves, albeit with some restrictions, imports of Covaxin and Sputnik V doses for use in up to 1% of the country's population, it was announced.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:46:00 GMT
Environment Day: UN "global call to action" to heal the Earth
Amidst the triple environmental threat of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched “an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth”, on World Env...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Lacalle Pou wants Uruguay to compete in an unprotected foreign trade scenario
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said Thursday during the virtual Export Day celebrations that “we like to play on a large court, and not on a small, protected one.”

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Argentina to launch local production of Sputnik V vaccine, but subject to availability of active ingredient
Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Vladimir Putin of Russia are to launch Friday the beginning of local production at the South American country of the Sputnik V vaccine.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Argentine automotive back on track, Adefa report shows
The Argentine Association of Automotive Factories (Adefa) Thursday reported that production of motor vehicles had grown more than 19% month on month for an accumulated increase of 517.3% compared to May last year.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Uruguayan judge halts extradition of Pepín pending outcome of political asylum request
Uruguay's judiciary system Thursday decided to postpone any decision on Argentina's request for the extradition of former President Mauricio Macri's aide and current Parlasur Deputy Fabián Rodríguez Simón, also known as “P...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Chile stops 2nd dose of AstraZeneca vaccine as case of thrombosis detected
Chilean health authorities Thursday decided to halt until further notice the anti-covid-19 vaccination of people under 45 years of age with the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca immunizer following the occurrence of one cas...



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