South America
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:47:00 GMTBrazil soybean exports down 8,87% in first half of 2022 compared to 2021
Brazil shipped 55.1 million tons of soybeans in the first half of 2022, which is 8.87% less than in the same period of 2021 (60.5 million tons), according to the National Association of Cereal Exporters. (Anec).
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:36:00 GMTCOVID-19 infections on the rise in Chile
Some schools in Antofagasta were reported to have suspended on-site classes as the number of COVID-19 cases nationwide continues to grow.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:23:00 GMTApplications for UK Chevening Scholarships are open in Chile
The British embassy in Santiago has announced that applications for United Kingdom Chevening Scholarship for the 2023/24 academic year opened on August 2 until November first 2022, via chevening.org.apply
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:13:00 GMTUS Congressional team meets with Paraguayan Defense Minister
Lawmakers from the United States met Thursday in Asunción with Paraguay's Defense Minister Bernardino Soto Estigarribia to discuss matters of mutual interest, one day ahead of their encounter with President Mario Abdo Benítez...
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:08:00 GMTNarcotics shipments from Mercosur to Europe on the rise
A shipment of 5,2 tons of cocaine bound for the Netherlands was seized in June, the Dutch police reported. An Uruguayan company involved in the shipment of 4,5 tons of cocaine was definitively closed by the government. An attem...
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:48:00 GMTMonkeypox declared a health emergency in the US
The United States Government Thursday declared monkeypox a health emergency amid an increasing number of infections nationwide. The decision allows the agencies concerned to have access to emergency funds and manage vaccines an...
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:25:00 GMTJoint bid to host 2030 football World Cup "sucks"
After Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile submitted their joint bid to co-host the 2030 football World Cup finals under the motto "Together 2030," a social media account came up with a "more suitable" acronym for the event:...
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:43:00 GMTUruguayan senator said that Argentina's crisis is “because it is full of Argentines” and caused a controversy
The Senator for the left-wing coalition Frente Amplio (Broad Front), Daniel Caggiani, was interviewed by local Channel 12’s Desayunos Informales about the regional situation and the negotiation for an eventual Free Trade Agre...
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:36:00 GMTArgentine LGBT+ group calls for blanket vaccination against monkeypox
The Argentine LGBT+ Federation has launched an appeal to national health authorities to launch a nationwide vaccination campaign for the entire population against monkeypox.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:13:00 GMTMexican FM lands in Bolivia on key tour regarding lithium production
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard landed in Bolivia Thursday to take part in a series of events and hold meetings with local authorities, as part of his tour to foster a joint strategy to exploit lithium resources