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Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:55:00 GMT
First batch of Pfizer vaccines reach Argentina
Argentine health authorities Tuesday announced the arrival into the country of around 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which will be used as the second shots of Sputnik V.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:45:00 GMT
Peru to produce Sputnik V vaccine locally starting in 2023
Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced a plant to manufacture the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 locally will be set up in the country, for which the government has allocated US $ 705 million worth of funding.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:28:00 GMT
Uruguay brokers one-on-one free trade deal with China hoping it will not affect Mercosur
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his country had begun negotiations with China to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which has been regarded as the beginning of the end of Mercosur.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:18:00 GMT
Brazil's 'mad cow's care over; China willing to continue purchasing beef
The quick reply from the World Animal Health Organization, OIE, acknowledging that the two cases of 'mad cow' reported in Brazil were atypical and China's willingness to accept the diagnosis, according to the Brazilian Ministry...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:08:00 GMT
Europe experienced the hottest summer, EU scientists
Europe experienced its hottest summer so far, a slightly higher than the previous seasons extending from June to August, according to scientists from the European Union.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:01:00 GMT
Chile's Piñera human rights policy condemned by Amnesty International during his European tour
Amnesty International has sent a letter to European leaders who Chilean president Sebastian Piñera is currently visiting expressing concern about the serious human rights violations and impunity that continue to put all people...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:52:00 GMT
Brazilian industry in bilateral trade talks with UK, wants to include Mercosur
The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry, CNI, has launched a Brazil/UK Task Group to explore and identify trade and investment opportunities in both countries, as part of the UK initiative to increase and open markets ...

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina/Chile continental shelf dispute: “beware about arousing nationalism in electoral processes”
The controversy between Chile and Argentina regarding continental shelf limits south of Tierra del Fuego has triggered a series of exchanges, some public, others more low-key, but there is a growing consensus that any solution ...

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Argentina sends Chile diplomatic note rejecting their “expansive vocation”
Argentina has sent a diplomatic note to the Chilean Government of President Sebastián Piñera rejecting the latter's “expansive vocation” with regards to his most recent decree concerning the continental shelf.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Macron praises Piñera for the political changes; pledges full support to upgrade the Chile/EU trade accord
France praised Chile for its current constitutional process and pledged support for negotiations to upgrade the European Union/Chile trade agreement. President Sebastian Piñera on a tour of European countries was hosted on Mon...



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