South America
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:23:00 GMTBrazilian conservatives want Temer to join presidential race
While the upcoming presidential elections seemed an inevitable clash between the incumbent rightwing Jair Bolsonaro and the former PT Lula Da Silva, Brazilian media rocked the political stage Wednesday with rumors that former P...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:13:00 GMTBrazilians will again eat three meals a day, vowed Lula
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Dda Silva Wednesday said during a visit to his native state of Pernambuco that people in his country will go back to eating at least three meals a day if he beats the incumbent Jair ...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:04:00 GMTIran files petition on behalf of its Emtrasur 747 crewmembers
The Government of Iran has requested Argentina's Judiciary lifts the travel ban on the five Asian country's nationals who have been staying at a hotel near the Ezeiza international airport following the seizing of a Venezuela-f...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 06:51:00 GMTAnd then they were 2: Sunak and Truss
Following Wednesday's round of voting, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss finally made it to the showdown against former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in the contest for Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:55:00 GMTDespite Mercosur summit in Paraguay, Bolsonaro keeps cutting tariffs for critical inputs of industry and medicine
Although Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is not attending the Mercosur summit in Paraguay, his administration continues with its policy of unilaterally reducing the common external tariff. In this case Brazil's Foreign Trade...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:50:00 GMTRio Grande port in south Brazil plans to increase export shipments from Uruguay and Paraguay
The Port of Rio Grande in the Brazilian southernmost state of Rio Grande do sul, will have continuous dredging of its access channel. The decision follows strong long-standing demand from operators and the fact that the main ma...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:45:00 GMTArgentina: unofficial dollar crosses psychological AR$ 300 barrier
The unofficial exchange rate between the local peso and the US dollar most commonly used by Argentines, also referred to as “blue,” Tuesday crossed the iconic AR$ 300, reaching an all-time high.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:40:00 GMTFalklands expects a great summer season: return of cruise ships and air links
The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has released its July newsletter in which it gives an update of what everybody is expecting to be a great summer season after a hiatus of two years because of the pandemic.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:39:00 GMTEU eyes CELAC for food; Mercosur “a more complicated issue”
Josep Borrell, the European Union's top diplomat, has said Latin America would host a CELAC meeting sometime next year, but admitted that ratifying the 2019 trade agreement with Mercosur was “a more complicated issue.”
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:35:00 GMTA decommissioned C 130 Hercules to honor Argentine combatants fallen in the Falklands' war
A decommissioned Hercules C 130 from the Argentine Air Force and which was involved in combat, transport, surveillance, and supply operations during the Falkland Islands war has arrived at Pilar, a city in the province of Bueno...