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Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Bolsonaro tells UN his gov't is for COVID-19 vaccination but against mandates
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday highlighted his policies, economic or otherwise, during his opening speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:36:00 GMT
Compassion urges leaders to harness Food Summit momentum to tackle climate, health and nature emergencies
Compassion in World Farming is urging world leaders to harness the momentum garnered at this week’s first-ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) to take clear and radical action towards transforming our broken globa...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:23:00 GMT
Bolsonaro: “we fought the virus and unemployment simultaneously with the same responsibility”
President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted on Tuesday, in New York, Brazil's work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change. He also emphasized that he always defended fighting the virus and unemployment sim...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:37:00 GMT
Argentine President appoints new ministers; measures coming up in coming days
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday took the oath of office to the new members of his cabinet, with whom he intends to reconfigure his Government following a resounding loss at September 12's Mandatory, Open and Simul...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Argentine farmers stage protests and activities in front of Congress
Argentina's Union of Land Workers (UTT) Monday began a 48-hour protest in front of the National Congress building demanding lawmakers pass the Access to Land bill.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:55:00 GMT
World markets sink on fears of a Chinese version of “Lehman Brothers 2008 bankruptcy”
Asian stocks sank on Monday amid fears of a potential collapse of the beleaguered Chinese real estate company Evergrande could lead to a wave of defaults in China's bloated housing market that could extend from the second-large...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Chinese giant Evergrande's debt spreads fears among world markets
As the Chinese Evergrande Group falls into debt some regards as an encore of the Lehman Brothers crisis of 2008, markets around the globe have begun to brace for the worst despite little signs of encouragement in the opposing s...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:50:00 GMT
IAATO preparing for the season with tour operators and Antarctica Gateways
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) is preparing for the start of the Antarctic travel season following months of discussion and collaboration with Antarctic gateways.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:46:00 GMT
Argentina will pay IMF US$ 1,9bn plus interests on Wednesday, but no budget funds contemplated in 2022
In the midst of the critical situation that emerged following the results of Sunday 12 September primary election, and the cabinet reshuffle a week later, the government of Argentine president Alberto Fernandez nevertheless con...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:30:00 GMT
Uruguay expands meat sales business to Japan, South Korea
Uruguayan meat sales to Japan have been growing at an increasingly faster pace, according to press reports. In 2019, trade was worth US $ 20 million; in 2020, US $ 24 million and so far in 2021, revenues in dollars have grown 7...



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