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Sat, 09 Oct 2021 23:03:00 GMT
No more time restrictions for circulation of people imminent in Paraguay
Paraguayan authorities are considering lifting sanitary restrictions nationwide in view of the low level of contagion of COVID-19 recorded over the past few days.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 22:26:00 GMT
Chile lodges criminal complaint against Mapuche Resistance Group
Following a video release in which a group of hooded and heavily armed individuals calling themselves the Mapuche Territory Resistance, who occupied by force the administration offices of a Chilean National Park, the government...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 22:17:00 GMT
UN recognizes that a clean, healthy, sustainable environment is a human right
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called on States to take bold actions to give prompt and real effect to the right to a healthy environment, following a UN Human Rights Council’s landmark deci...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 22:03:00 GMT
Beef produceres agree with Argentine gov't to keep popular cuts at affordable prices
The administration of Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday reached an agreement with meat producers to keep the retail price of "popular cuts" unchanged.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 21:58:00 GMT
Chile eliminates five-day quarantine for travelers arriving to Punta Arenas by air
Given the favorable results that the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile is showing in its battle against the Covid 19 pandemic, Chilean authorities have decided to lessen the restrictions both for incoming domestic and i...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Agreement reached between Argentina, Brazil to cut down common external tariffs by 10%
The Governments of Argentina and Brazil Friday agreed to cut down the common external tariffs (CET) by 10% “in a very wide universe of products” after months of tensions among members of Mercosur on the issue.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:41:00 GMT
Russia's Ambassador to Buenos Aires seeks to sell fighter jets
Russia's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dmitri Feoktiskov met with Defense Minister Jorge Taiana to convey yet again his country's interest in selling military equipment to the South American country, it was reported Friday.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:21:00 GMT
Journalists advocate of freedom of the press awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Russia's Dmitry Muratov.

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:09:00 GMT
Ushuaia confirms 243 cruise calls and National Geographic Endurance will open the 2021/22 season November 7
The port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego province confirmed that this cruise season 2021/22, a total of 37 vessels will make 243 calls between November and March next year. The National Geographic Endurance will inaugurate the s...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:03:00 GMT
Uruguay will trade with the world, President Lacalle announces
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday told the America Business Forum in Punta del Este that his country was moving forward in trading with the world because it is what needs to be done.



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