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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Jeremy Corbyn and Dilma Rousseff, special guests to Chilean president Boric inauguration Friday
The office of Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric, who this Friday takes office as the successor of Sebastian Piñera, released the names of a list of special guests to the inauguration ceremony which includes well-known poli...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:43:00 GMT
Ukraine suspends exports of cereals to avoid a "humanitarian crisis"; strong IMF financial support
Ukraine’s government has suspended rye, barley, wheat, millet, and salt exports until the end of the year, while new rules for overseas sales of corn, buckwheat, sugar, live cattle, and meat have also been established.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:35:00 GMT
Duque tells Biden Colombian crude available if needed
President Iván Duque has made Colombian oil available to the United States if the Joseph Biden administration needs to stabilize global energy prices following Russia's military operations in Ukraine, it was announced in Bogot...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Native Brazilians to tell UN violence, illegal mining on the rise
Groups of native Brazilians are to appear before the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) to condemn the increase of illegal mining and violence in their communities, including death threats, raids, and forced displa...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:23:00 GMT
Machu Picchu ruins to remain open during declaration of emergency
Peruvian authorities have guaranteed tourist services are to remain operational in Machu Picchu despite the recent declaration of emergency by the federal government.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:17:00 GMT
Ukraine: the world’s defense giants are quietly making billions from the war
By Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned for its unjustified aggression. There are legitimate fears of a revived Russian empire and even a new wo...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:12:00 GMT
Meta social media: violence OK if against Russians
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company owning social media giants Facebook and Instagram will not object to postings calling for violence if they are addressed at the Russian Federation or members of its government, particu...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Brazil outlines 30-year plan to cut fertilizer overseas dependency
Agricultural power Brazil faced with an insufficient stable supply of fertilizers for its farmers, and given the current volatility of international prices because of the war in Ukraine has made public the goals of its National...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:41:00 GMT
Petrobras increases price of fuel for distributors after 57 days
Brazil's Petrobras has increased the price of refined gasoline and diesel for distributors as of March 11. The average price has gone up to R$3.86 (US$ 0.77) for regular fuel and R$4.51 (US$ 0.9) for diesel.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:55:00 GMT
With approval ratings below Pinochet's, Piñera welcomes foreign dignitaries
Chile's outgoing and incoming Presidents Sebastián Piñera and Gabriel Boric Thursday had a large series of engagements with foreign dignitaries who are in the country to attend Friday's inauguration.



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