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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:57:00 GMT
Brazil's STF urges Bolsonaro to respect democratic institutions
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Chief Justice Luis Fux Tuesday demanded President Jair Bolsonaro to stop acting against democracy.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina's deal with IMF will get through Congress, House Speaker says
Argentina's Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa Tuesday said the ruling Frente de Todos (Everybody's Front - FdT) remained united and guaranteed the recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will get through Cong...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:36:00 GMT
Uruguayan exports in January grow 31% annually
Uruguay's exports grew 31% in January of 2022 when compared to the same month last year, it was announced Tuesday in Montevideo. Beef topped the list of products sold abroad, reaching US$ 207 million.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:19:00 GMT
Brazil: Guedes favors tax cuts to keep fuel affordable
Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Tuesday said it was "easier to eradicate poverty than to make gasoline cheaper." He also raised the possibility of cutting diesel taxes but was against creating a buffer fund.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:14:00 GMT
PAHO says 255 babies do not make it past their first month in the region every day
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday said 255 babies under a month old died in Latin America and the Caribbean every day, while 7 out of every 1,000 newborns do not even reach that age.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:10:00 GMT
NGOs claim most deforestation in northern Argentina during 2021 was illegal
Around 110,180 hectares of forest were destroyed in the Argentine provinces of Santiago del Estero, Formosa, Chaco, and Salta during the year 2021 as a result of illegal practices, according to Greenpeace.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:55:00 GMT
First case of new sublineage of omicron detected in Argentina
Argentine health authorities Tuesday confirmed the first case of COVID-19 caused by the sublineage BA.2 of the coronavirus omicron variant., which is said to be two to three times more contagious than the original omicron.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:43:00 GMT
Pfizer ready to deliver vaccine for kids under 5 before February's end, if okayed
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced it planned to submit a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United for emergency authorization. If approved, it would be the...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:38:00 GMT
China to help Argentina build new nuclear power plant
Argentina's National Committee of Atomic Energy (CNEA) and the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Tuesday signed a contract for the construction of the Atucha III Nuclear Power Plant, it was announced.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:23:00 GMT
Argentina decries increasing UK flights to Falklands with Brazil stopovers
Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has filed a note expressing his country's concern over British military aircraft stopping en route to the Falkland Islands.



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