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Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:48:00 GMTUruguayan authorities halt second beef shipment to China which failed to meet quality standards
Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos explained during the weekend that in addition to a batch of Uruguayan beef turned down by China at the port of destination for containing excessive amounts of fat, a ...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:44:00 GMTDemonstrators stage anti-gov't protests in Bolivia; Arce, Evo speak of “failed coup”
Opposition demonstrators in Bolivia staged over the weekend a series of roadblocks and marches to protest against the Government of President Luis Arce's move to pass a law allowing for in-depth investigations into the personal...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:40:00 GMTBolsonaro claims he's not a denialist of COVID-19
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday objected to being labelled a "denier" as a consequence of his approach at the COVID-19 pandemic, which has officially killed over 600,000 people in South America's largest country.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:40:00 GMTEuropean Union presses for worldwide suppression of the death penalty
The European Union (EU) has insisted governments should move forward with abolishing the death penalty worldwide.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:37:00 GMTEcuador's Parliament narrows Pandora Papers enquiry down to one Congressional committee
Ecuador's National Assembly Monday decided only the Specialized Committee for Constitutional Guarantees will investigate President Guillermo Lasso's alleged wrongdoings after his name came out in the so-called Pandora Papers.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:39:00 GMTArgentine keeps negotiating with IMF despite rejection to cutting down surcharges
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has turned down a request from the Argentine Government to discuss a reduction in surcharges, it was announced Monday.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:16:00 GMTNobel Economic 2021 Prize goes to US-based trio
David Card, Joshua D Angrist, and Guido W. Imbens have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics Monday for their research “drawing conclusions from unexpected experiments” applied to labor market analysis.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMTBolsonaro banned from Brazilian football stadium for not being vaxxed
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not allowed to enter a football stadium to watch Gremio's match against Santos because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:52:00 GMTArgentine FM hold a successful meeting with Brazil's Economy Minister as part of his mission rebuilding Mercosur ties
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, Ambassador Daniel Scioli and Productive Development Minister Matías Kulfas Saturday met in Brasilia with Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to deepen the new economic ties betw...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:30:00 GMTBolivian Air Force single-engined plane crashes, kills 6
A Bolivia Air Force single-engined Cessna C-206 crashed Saturday morning in the Amazon region of Pando, killing all six on board, it was reported.