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Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Brazilian farmers plan to expand soybean area; protein producers short of corn import from Argentina
Brazilian farmers are planning to expand their soy area for the 15th consecutive year, according to a survey by consulting firm Datagro. The world’s largest soybean producer and exporter will increase the area sown by 4%, to ...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:36:00 GMT
Buenos Aires children's hospital receives first batch of medicinal cannabis for patients with epilepsy
Argentine health authorities have delivered the first batch of medical cannabis for pediatric patients with epilepsy at the Buenos Aires National Children's Garrahan Hospital.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:04:00 GMT
Nicaraguan regime reportedly arrests opposition VP candidate
The Nicaraguan regime headed by former Sandinista guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega Wednesday has reportedly placed vice-presidential opposition candidate Berenice Quezada under arrest in an unprecedented streak of political perse...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:47:00 GMT
Chinese lab Sinovac lands in Chile to pack and manufacture vaccines locally
Chinese laboratory Sinovac Wednesday announced it will build a plant in Chile to locally distribute 60 million yearly doses of the Coronavac vaccine against COVID-19 with which to supply other Latin American countries.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:33:00 GMT
Argentine literary critic says Falklands are British, sparks rejection and controversy
Statements by Argentine literary and cultural critic Beatriz Sarlo who Tuesday said that the Falkland Islands were “British territory” sparked nationwide controversies about which she defiantly warned she “cared very litt...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:57:00 GMT
Peru: fractured cabinet, lame duck PM or a patient wolf in waiting?
Peruvian president Pedro Castillo seems to have weathered two political storms involving his Economy and Justice ministers, Pedro Francke, and Anibal Torres acknowledged as outstanding figures in the country, but who refused to...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:36:00 GMT
Latin American countries eye Argentine production of Russian vaccine to cover regional demand
Several South American countries as well as the Russian developers of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine are relying on Argentina's output of the immunizer to cope with regional demand.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Stabbing incident causes temporary shutdown of Pentagon - two dead
The United States' Ministry of Defense building known as the Pentagon was shut down temporarily Tuesday following a violent incident at a nearby metrobus station which has left at least one police officer and one perpetrator de...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:27:00 GMT
EU sanctions more Nicaraguan leaders including First Lady and vice-president
The 27 countries of the European Union imposed new sanctions against eight Nicaraguan leaders responsible for the deterioration of democracy in the country's institutions and for repression against the opposition. The list incl...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:17:00 GMT
Decadence of Uruguay's fishing industry: from a catch of 147,000 tons to a mere 50,000 tons
The decadence and complicated situation of Uruguay's industrial fishing sector was exposed by Senator Gustavo Penadés in the Upper House as well as the need for urgent public support to help the country take advantage of the m...



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