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Sat, 21 May 2022 23:03:00 GMT
US refineries purchasing more oil and fuel from Mexico, Colombia and Argentina
Complying with President Jose Biden's administration sanctions on Russia, United States refiners imported some 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of Latin American crude and fuel oil, the highest level in seven months, according...

Sat, 21 May 2022 08:39:00 GMT
Argentina extends Paraná river water emergency
The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández Friday announced it was extending the declaration of emergency for another 180 days in the Paraná River area as water levels remained at historically low levels.

Sat, 21 May 2022 07:45:00 GMT
Queues of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal as post pandemic global trade picks up
Global transportation bottlenecks that have surged since the pandemic have shaken industries, consumers, deliveries, and prices. Clear evidence of this can be seen in the current Panama Canal queues of vessels.

Fri, 20 May 2022 19:22:00 GMT
Bachelet insists the most vulnerable sectors need more attention
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said this week during a forum in Panama City that promoting a ceasefire in the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine was essential in order for vulnerable populations to recover fr...

Fri, 20 May 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Colombian VP says progress made on Pecci's murder probe
Paraguayan and Colombian authorities Thursday announced progress was being made in the investigation of Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci's May 10 murder while honeymooning in an exclusive Caribbean beach resort.

Fri, 20 May 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Yakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil
Two people have died in Uruguay under circumstances that were not a direct result of Tuesday's subtropical cyclone, Yakecan, but which authorities are still investigating after several houses were destroyed and trees were downe...

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:38:00 GMT
US now turns to Cuba and Venezuela, possibly to salvage LA Summit
US President Joseph Biden picked up the message several leaders sent him and is said to be considering a possible U-turn on his decision not to invite Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to the June 6-10 Summit of the Americas in Lo...

Thu, 19 May 2022 09:35:00 GMT
China building a new port and industrial hub in Peru, US$ 3bn investment, 55kms north of Lima
Global chain transport challenges, the war in Ukraine, and following two years of lockouts caused by the Covid 19 pandemic have caused many disruptions to normal trade and China has thus embarked in a major project building a n...

Thu, 19 May 2022 09:04:00 GMT
Peruvian prosecutors to seek extradition of oil spill case tanker captain
Peruvian authorities are seeking the extradition of the captain of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum oil tanker, whom Repsol accuses of being responsible for the maneuvers that resulted in the oil spill at the La Pampilla refine...

Thu, 19 May 2022 08:19:00 GMT
Brazil: Lula ties the knot for the third time in his life
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday married sociologist Rosángela da Silva in Sao Paulo, under strict security measures. The celebration was attended by politicians and artists who were not allowed ...



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