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Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:00:00 GMT
Gasoline goes up yet again in Uruguay
The Government of Uruguay Friday announced an increase in the price of fuel as of July 31. It is the third rise in less than two months.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:32:00 GMT
“Only a miracle can save Argentina's economy,” says Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said in his social media broadcast that “only a miracle will save the Argentine economy,” as he referred to the administration of his colleague Alberto Fernández as “a regime that d...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:25:00 GMT
Former Haiti First Lady considers running for president
Martine Moïse, the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, is considering running in the next elections, according to an interview published Friday by The New York Times.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals
With most Argentine ports along the Paraná river unoperational due to the historic downspout, Quequén, Necochea, and Bahía Blanca on the Atlantic coast would have become an alternative way out for agri-food exports had it no...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Gas tanker runs aground in River Plate, stirs memories of Suez canal incident
The Norwegian-flagged Hoegh Esperanza ship ran aground en route to Escobar in the shallow waters of the River Plate and needed to be towed out of its predicament so that navigation could resume.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:44:00 GMT
Argentina eolic power satisfied 24% of domestic electricity demand during July
More than 24% of electric power demand in windy Argentina was supplied by eolic energy during the month of July, which is considered a historic record when it comes to renewable energies, pointed out by the country's Energy Sec...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:29:00 GMT
Italy determined to save "Patriarch" a millennial olive tree
Italy is determined to save Patriarch, a millennial olive tree which the forest fires in Sardinia have devoured, but has mobilized tens of experts to try and recover this rare botanic antiquity. Patriarch is a wild olive, with ...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:22:00 GMT
Bad start for Peruvian president Castillo, two trips in two days
Another bump in the head for the stubborn Peruvian president Pedro Castillo who took office this week. Not only his nomination for prime minister Guido Bellido has been questioned as a former admirer of a terrorist group that r...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:13:00 GMT
Hard times for Argentine families to remain above the poverty line
An Argentine standard family of two adults and two children needed the monthly equivalent of US$ 664 or US$ 380 (depending on the official or free money exchange market) to be considered above the poverty line during the month ...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 06:56:00 GMT
Russia plans to dominate Arctic sea routes with the largest fleet of icebreakers
Hoping to develop the Northern Sea Route across the Arctic into an international shipping lane, Russia is building a group of icebreakers to be powered with liquefied natural gas.



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