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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Exports of Chilean fruit hindered by truckers' strike
A week-long general strike by Chilean lorry drivers is beginning to affect the country's foreign trade as goods fail to reach their ports of shipment. The fruit guild reported Monday that some 30 million kilos of exportable che...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Peru's President lands in Chile for bilateral talks
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones and his entourage landed in Santiago on an official tour during which he is to participate in the IV Peru-Chile Binational Cabinet, among other engagements.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:11:00 GMT
Qatar 2022: Brazil advance, Uruguay need to beat Ghana to stand a chance
Brazil edged Switzerland 1-0 Monday in their second World Cup Group G game Monday. The South Americans thus secured a berth in the round of 16, while the rest of the series is yet to be decided Friday following a 3-3 draw betwe...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:51:00 GMT
Environmental crisis resurfaces after accident in Guanabara Bay
The latest in Guanabara Bay off Rio de Janeiro has brought back under the spotlight a decades-long environmental crisis in the area stemming from the abandonment of ships.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:49:00 GMT
Caps on fuel prices announced to curb Argentina's inflation
Argentina's Superminister of Economy, Industry and Agriculture Sergio Massa reached an agreement with oil companies whereby fuel joins the list of care-for prices. Hence, the price at pumps may not go up above a 4% monthly ceil...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:48:00 GMT
Price of fuel in Paraguay keeps falling
The price of fuel at pumps in Paraguay has gone down twice in November of 2022 after a ₲ 100 (US$ 0,014) reduction per liter was announced over the weekend.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:59:00 GMT
Argentine producers want unreined dollars, not “traps”
Argentine rural producers have voiced their rejection of Super Economy Minister Sergio Massa's proposal to create a reload version of the soybean dollar and insisted on the need to leave currency exchange free.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:30:00 GMT
With no reelection possible, Mexican president begins preparing his party to continue ruling
The debate on amendments to the electoral legislation and electoral authority in Mexico, sponsored by president Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador and strongly criticized by the opposition has led to an unprecedented dispute on the s...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:24:00 GMT
Loan to Argentina to strengthen marine resources sustainability and agricultural health
Argentina is receiving a US$ 125 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to help Argentina strengthen its agricultural health services and enhance the sustainability of its marine resources.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Russia determined to unblock fertilizer exports frozen in European ports
Russia is determined to unblock Russian fertilizers frozen in European ports, because of sanctions, and expects to resume ammonia exports through a pipeline across Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin made the announcement critici...



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