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Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:39:00 GMT
International community concerned over xenophobia in Chile
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Saturday asked the Chilean Government to guarantee and protect the rights of migrant children, following violent incidents involving foreign citizens in the city port Iquique, which h...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Argentina's revamped cabinet needs to lift cap on meat exports asap
Argentina's new Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur is said to be speeding up the path towards the lifting of caps on meat exports in an attempt to bring in hard currency as the government of President Alberto Fernández desperately trie...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Buenos Aires Mayor has lunch with former US President Clinton
Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta Sunday held lunch with former United States President Bill Clinton in New York over the weekend, during which they discussed bilateral ties between the two countries as well as othe...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:37:00 GMT
British gov't to offer 10,500 visas as shortage of workers hit post-Brexit country
The Government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced Saturday it would be offering 10,500 temporary visas in the absence of a foreign labour force that was forced to leave the country after it cut itself loose f...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:05:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Government expands policy for approved visitors
On Wednesday 22 September, ExCo agreed to revise its policy in connection with the categories of visitors allowed entry into the Falkland Islands. This decision was taken as part of the government’s regular review of ongoing ...

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...



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