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Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Brazil expects to harvest a record 143,75 million tons of soybeans in 2021/22
With different climate prospects, clearly more positive than last season, Brazil expects to harvest in 2021/22 a new record of some 143,75 million tons of soybeans, according to a survey with information from the main sowing st...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:27:00 GMT
Evergrande real estate group shares crash 11,6%, but CEO remains among China's richest billionaires
The Chinese mega real estate group Evergrande shares tumbled 11,6% on Friday in the Hong Kong stock exchange, following on Thursday's nonpayment of US$ 84 million in interests on maturing offshore bonds.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Large crowds march through Montevideo in support of diversity groups rights
LGBTIQ+ demonstrators marched Friday through the streets of Montevideo insisting that “the world belongs to every being that inhabits the planet, not the handful of powerful people who feel they have the right to privatize an...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Argentina assumes chairing of PAHO's Executive Committee
Argentine Health Ministry Carla Vizzotti Friday assumed command of the Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for the period 2021-2022 on behalf of her country.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:03:00 GMT
Paraguayan President critical of Covax mechanism, thanks countries which did help with supply of vaccines
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday expressed before the United Nations' 76th General Assembly his “deep disappointment” at the lack of response from the Covax mechanism at distributing COVID-19 immunizers world...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Bolivian official who approved faulty Lamia 2933 flight plan arrested in Brazil
Brazilian Police have arrested Bolivian aviation official Celia Castedo Monasterio who in 2016 approved the flight plan of Lamia flight 2933 which resulted in the killing of most members of the Chapecoense football team.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Bolsonaro's wife takes COVID-19 vaccine, stirs controversy
Brazil's First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro has taken a vaccine against COVID-19, during the couple's recent trip to New York City, where President Jair Bolsonaro delivered a speech before the United Nations' 76th General Assembly e...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:09:00 GMT
Former Mendoza Deputy chosen for Argentina's Malvinas Secretariat
After Argentine President, Alberto Fernández appointed Daniel Filmus as Science Minister, the position of Malvinas Islands Secretary had been vacant until Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero announced Friday he had chosen former...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:39:00 GMT
Now they say Tierra del Fuego did not achieve herd immunity against COVID-19
Argentina's Health Ministry has announced Minister Carla Vizzotti had not said Thursday morning that the province of Tierra del Fuego, which technically comprises British Overseas Territories such as the Falkland Islands, had a...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:27:00 GMT
Chinese financial move tumbles down cryptocurrencies
A regulatory decision Friday by The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has led to a sharp fall in the price of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, which have dropped over 6% and 10% respectively after bouncing back in p...



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