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Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:38:00 GMT
Bill allowing Chileans to withdraw yet another 10% of pension savings does not make it through the Senate
A bill authorizing Chileans to make a fourth withdrawal of pension funds to cope with economic shortcomings due to restrictive measures taken during the fight against COVID-19 has failed to make it through the Senate.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Brazil's STF poised to terminating Bolsonaro's secret funds
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) looked poised Tuesday to bring the existence of confidential funds to an end. According to this mechanism dating back to 2020, a parliamentarian acts each year as "budget rapporteur," sugges...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Prominent Venezuelan politician warns EU's mission: The will of the people must be respected
Venezuelan prominent political leader, Chavismo's number two, Diosdado Cabello, lashed out on Tuesday against the European Union's electoral mission that is in the country to supervise the upcoming legislative and regional elec...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:29:00 GMT
Vaccination target of 70% of world population remains elusive despite meeting of top UN officials and manufacturers
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization held on Tuesday the 2nd High-Level Consultations with the CEOs of leading COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing com...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:26:00 GMT
China in 20 years has become the world's factory and leading trade partner
China has increased its global trade ninefold in the twenty years since joining the World Trade Organization, WTO, well ahead of the United States, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:16:00 GMT
Chilean court upholds convictions against DINA torturers
Former operatives of Chile's National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) have been convicted earlier this week for crimes against humanity committed during Augusto Pinochet's military regime (1973-1990).

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:15:00 GMT
LATAM releases 3Q results: despite losses of US$ 692 million, business picking up and costs down
LATAM reported on Tuesday that during the third quarter of this year it registered a net loss of US$ 691.9 million, due to the costs of maintenance and the expenses of the restructuring carried out by the pandemic.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:14:00 GMT
WTO speeds fisheries subsidies negotiations ahead of end of the month ministerial conference
The World Trade Organization chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, introduced a second revision of the draft negotiating text to be used as the basis for clause-by-clause discussi...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Peru: Alberto Fujimori hospitalized for tests, his wife in a coma
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been taken to a Lima clinic to undergo urgent tests, as his health seems to be deteriorating, according to his daughter and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:19:00 GMT
South Georgia releases Blue Belt Program stamps
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands is releasing a stamp set to celebrate its involvement in the UK Blue Belt Program.



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