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Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay meet in Brasilia but reach no agreement on Itaipú rates
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday did not concede an iota of what his Paraguayan counterpart Mario Abdo Benítez was seeking during a bilateral Summit in Brasilia to discuss Annex C of the Itaipú agreement regarding ...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Research done in Falklands shows albatrosses are “divorcing” because of climate change
A recent Royal Society study shows climate change and rising oceans are pushing black-browed albatross breakup rates higher. Among the world's most devoted monogamous species, they are “divorcing” more frequently. For 15 ye...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:43:00 GMT
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ITUC message
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and trade unions across the globe will take action for the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:42:00 GMT
A slight opening of Chinese market to Brazilian beef; Russia increases the list of abattoirs certified to export
China's Administration of Customs, GACC announced on Wednesday it was authorizing the unloading of Brazilian beef, certified before September 4th., the date when the suspension was caused by the confirmation of two atypical cas...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Former Colombian leader says gov't seeks to resume peace talks with ELN
Former Colombian President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos Wednesday said the current administration headed by Iván Duque is interested in striking a peace deal with the National Liberation Army (Ejército de L...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Peru's President not a stalwart of freedom of the press, Human Rights Watch claims
The Washington DC-based Human Rights Watch organization Wednesday said Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones undermined freedom of expression after the head of state threatened to withdraw all state advertising from media ou...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Backsliding democracies challenged as world becomes more authoritarian, IDEA report
The world is becoming more authoritarian as autocratic regimes become even more brazen in their repression. Many democratic governments are backsliding and are adopting authoritarian tactics by restricting free speech and weake...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:33:00 GMT
Russian company finds oil off the coast of Tabasco in Mexico
Russia's Lukoil oil company Wednesday announced the finding of an oil reserve off the coast of Tabasco in Mexico believed to be worth 250 million barrels of crude. "The reservoir was discovered when drilling the Yoti West-1EXP ...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:30:00 GMT
BOTs “Public Finance and Good Governance Forum”, starts next week
Representatives from the UK and British Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands, are scheduled to meet virtually for the Oversight of Public Finance and Good Governance Forum 2021.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:05:00 GMT
US to drop FARC from list of international terrorist groups
The Government of the United States has announced it would be dropping Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) from the Terrorist Group list.



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