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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Argentine President Fernández joins Paris Equality Forum online after cancelling trip
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday promised to continue working to "guarantee more equality and more rights" to women, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:47:00 GMT
Mega petition for Bolsonaro's impeachment filed before Brazilian Congress
A request to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro was submitted Wednesday into Brazil's House of Deputies by opposition political parties, social movements and organizations.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Tierra del Fuego approves bill banning salmon farming in its waters; Chilean environmentalist groups cheer the decision
Tierra del Fuego lawmakers on Wednesday approved, unanimously the bill which bans salmon farming in the waters of the province. Sponsored by Pablo Villegas from the provincial party, Movimiento Popular Fueguino, the bill privil...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:20:00 GMT
Melt lakes: Scientists detect sudden large Antarctic water mass drains empty
Scientists in Australia and the United States are reporting the sudden loss of a large ice-covered Antarctic lake covering an area of eleven square kilometres. The rare event occurred during the winter of 2019 on Amery Ice Shel...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Yet another setback for Keiko Fujimori's legal effort to become President of Peru
Peru's National Elections Jury (JNE) Tuesday found seven additional appeals from conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori against the outcome of June 6's presidential elections to be unfounded.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Opposition lawmakers file for impeachment of Argentine President and Vice President
Deputy Álvaro de Lamadrid of the opposition JxC-UCR (Juntos por el Cambio + Unión Cívica Radical) coalition Tuesday filed a motion before the Lower House to seek the impeachment of President Alberto Fernández and Vice Presi...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Rio de Janeiro allows pregnant women to mix one dose of Pfizer with one of AstraZeneca vaccines
Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro announced Tuesday that they had approved combination doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca anticoronavirus vaccines on pregnant women.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Unemployment crosses double-digit psychological threshold in Uruguay
Uruguay's unemployment rate rose from 9.7% in April to 10.2% at the end of May, which marked a return of the index to double-digit figures, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics ...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:18:00 GMT
Brazil: Allegedly corrupt official leaves post at Health Ministry as accusations make headlines
A Brazilian government official who reportedly asked for a US $ 1 “surcharge” per vaccine dose has left his post, the Ministry of Health announced through a statement Tuesday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:13:00 GMT
Floods and droughts mean yearly losses worth US $ 1 billion for Argentina, says World Bank
A new report titled “Impact of Climate Crisis on Poverty and the Argentine macroeconomy” points out the serious consequences of the impact of climate change on the Argentine economy, mainly due to losses caused by floods an...



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