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Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:56:00 GMT
Severe drought impacts on Argentine corn and soybean crop estimates
Argentina’s corn 2021/22 crop has now been estimated at less than the 48 million tons of just a few weeks ago, according to the Rosario grains exchange, because a severe drought has slashed yields. Likewise with soybeans firs...

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance is Found
The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust confirmed on Wednesday that the Endurance22 Expedition has located the wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship which has not been seen since it was crushed by the ice and sank in...

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:46:00 GMT
Rasputitsa or General Mud joins the Ukrainian resistance against Russian invasion
Ukrainian farmers call it Rasputitsa, and military experts, "General Mud', the twice-yearly phenomenon which causes muddy conditions on roads as snow thaws in spring plus wet weather, and the heavy rainfall in autumn.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:42:00 GMT
Allende's niece and a Latin woman member of Biden's cabinet will attend the inauguration of Boric in Chile
Renowned Chilean Latin-American writer Isabel Allende will be part of the United States government delegation to the taking office of Chilean elected president Gabriel Boric, on Friday 11 March, according to a release from the ...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:35:00 GMT
Russia announces ceasefire Wednesday to activate humanitarian corridors
Russia will declare a temporary ceasefire Wednesday to provide for the functioning of humanitarian corridors from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol, it was announced Tuesday.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:16:00 GMT
Argentina to welcome Ukrainian refugees
The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández Tuesday announced it would be granting humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:15:00 GMT
BBC to resume broadcasting from Russia despite muzzle law
While most western news outlets have decided to no report from inside Russia, the BBC Tuesday announced it would resume broadcasting in English after thoroughly reviewing the country's new legislation against fake news, which p...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:14:00 GMT
Puerto Rico lifts most COVID-19 restrictions
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi Monday announced that effective March 10, the mandatory use of facemasks will stand only at health care facilities, after a significant drop in infections (positivity standing at 4.1%) had m...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:49:00 GMT
UN: women spend more than three times as much time on domestic and care work as men
This March 8, on the occasion of International Women's Day, the UN established the theme "Gender equality today, for a sustainable tomorrow". In order to "move towards achieving sustainable development, responding to the climat...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
“Nobody is happy with the IMF understanding, we all despise the Fund,” Argentine president
Argentine president Alberto Fernandez admitted “nobody is happy” with the latest understanding reached with the International Monetary Fund, but under no circumstances does it condition the Argentine government economic pol...



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