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Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:14:00 GMT
Ukraine: ICRC warns "nuclear explosion would cause insurmountable challenges"
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s Director of Law and Policy, Helen Durham, Monday issued a statement saying the body was 'alarmed' by the threats the world is facing amid escalating violence in Ukraine invo...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:10:00 GMT
Cases of Deltacron confirmed in Brazil
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Tuesday confirmed two cases of the Deltacron variant of COVID-19 had been detected in the country.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:01:00 GMT
China back to COVID-19 lockdowns, while UK lifts all restrictions
While China is back to harsh lockdowns due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and world leaders keep reminding people of the importance of getting vaccinated, western powers such as the United Kingdon and The Netherlands are lift...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:00:00 GMT
Puerto Rico formally out of bankruptcy
The Government of Puerto Rico Tuesday announced the largest public debt restructuring in US history, thanks to which the island has formally managed to avoid bankruptcy after a debt of US$ 70 billion seven years ago was beyond ...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Mercosur and associate members want fertilizers off Russia's sanctions list
Mercosur country members plus associate Chile and Bolivia (in the process of joining the block) want fertilizers excluded from the list of sanctions on Russia, according to Brazilian Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina da Cost...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Argentina fisheries exports in 2021 reached 515,000 tons; poor year for squid
A first release on Argentina's fisheries exports for 2021, shows an improvement over 2020, and even 2019. However the significant information is that prices for a majority of species during last year were down, even when in the...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:39:00 GMT
The IMF understanding does not solve Argentina's problems, “it's only a breathing space”
Gustavo Grobocopatel, one of Argentina's most successful farming businesspeople said that the understanding reached with the IMF does not solve the country's problems, IMF merely agreed “to kick the can down the road” and g...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Ecuadorian banana producers seek declaration of emergency
Ecuadorian banana producers in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, and El Oro, have staged road blockades demanding the government to step in and purchase the surplus resulting from Russia's military operation in Ukraine...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:37:00 GMT
First Woman Governor of the Falkland Islands: Alison Mary Blake CMG
Ms. Alison Blake CMG has been appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in succession to Mr Nigel Phillips CBE. Ms Blake will take up her appoin...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:37:00 GMT
PM Johnson hosted a roundtable of leaders in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted on Monday a roundtable of leaders in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry today to discuss domestic energy security. This is part of a series of engagements by the Government across the U...



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