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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Paraguay could be forced to import soybeans because drought has halved production
The South American drought that has extended to several Argentine provinces and Brazilian states has also hit hard Paraguay, the world's fourth exporter of soybeans. In effect, crops are suffering and the processing industry is...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Colombia's JEP to open new lines of investigation
Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), a court created by the peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has been forced to launch new lines of inquiries, following compelling testimony an...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Bolivia: Judge allows Áñez's hospitalization
Former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Áñez has been hospitalized "in critical condition" due to a hunger strike she began ten days ago, according to her lawyers.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Interior Minister wants Chile's northern borders fully closed
Chile's Interior Minister Rodrigo Delgado wants to close the country's northern border as a new stage of the “state of exception” already in force in four provinces where the migration crisis is escalating.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Bolivia: Áñez collapses during new virtual court appearance
A new hearing involving former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Áñez was adjourned Thursday as she collapsed during her virtual appearance from the Miraflores prison where she is housed.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:08:00 GMT
State of Emergency decreed in northern Chile to deal with irregular migration
Chile's government has decreed a State of Exception in the country's northern region to address the migration crisis, which has resulted in both an increase in crime and in acts of xenophobia, it was announced.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:50:00 GMT
Bolsonaro, Putin discuss strengthening bilateral trade and cooperation
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin Wednesday underlined the future importance of the BRICS partnership (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and called for a more fluent dialogu...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:12:00 GMT
Patagonia January inflation 3,6%, double the Falklands' annual retail prices index
Despite highly subsidized public rates, a long list of coerced consumer prices, relatively cheap fuel in the current global energy-short environment, the Consumer Price Index in Argentine Patagonia, mainly Tierra del Fuego, rea...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:30:00 GMT
Peruvian exports above pre-pandemic figures, report shows
Exports of Peruvian manufacturers during the year 2021 have surpassed pre COVID-19 pandemic levels, it was reported Wednesday by the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the National Society of Industries (SNI).

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Duque wants Ukraine crisis not to repeat itself in Latin America
Colombia's President Iván Duque Tuesday told the European Parliament that Latin America was not going to be the stage of “geopolitical games of other nations,” which highly resemble the Cold War between the United States a...



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