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Fri, 21 May 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Biden picks for Western Hemisphere career diplomat who favors sanctions against Venezuela
US President Joseph Biden's candidate for the office of Undersecretary of the State Department for the Western Hemisphere, Brian A. Nichols, has said sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro regime must continue.

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:43:00 GMT
Former Uruguayan VP gets suspended jail sentence
Former Uruguayan Vicepresident Raúl Sendic Rodríguez was handed down an 18-month suspended jail sentence Thursday for abuse of office and embezzlement.

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:24:00 GMT
Paraguay to import large amounts of medical oxygen from Brazil
Paraguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday announced 784 tons of oxygen for medical use had been cleared for import from Brazil as part of the anticoronavirus efforts.

Thu, 20 May 2021 09:32:00 GMT
Brazil wants Mercosur to agree on a 20% reduction of the Common External Tariff
Brazil is determined that Mercosur's Common External Tariff, TEC, be reduced by 20% in two rounds of unilateral cuts, 10% immediately, and the other 10% in December. This is the official strategy and position of Brazil for the ...

Thu, 20 May 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Duque picks Colombia's Vice President Ramírez for the Foreign Ministry
After Foreign Minister Claudia Blum handed in her resignation last week due to the social and political unrest Colombia is going through, President Iván Duque chose to appoint Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez as her succes...

Thu, 20 May 2021 08:57:00 GMT
Brazil: Breweries fined heavily for employing undocumented Venezuelan migrants whom they deprived of basic rights
The breweries Ambev and Heineken have been fined heavily in Brazil for the illegal employment in slavery-like conditions of Venezuelan migrants, who will now receive about R $ 657,270 (the US $ 125,000) in compensation.

Thu, 20 May 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Gibraltar message to the cruise industry, “we're back in business”
Gibraltar is ready to welcome back cruise ships, their passengers, and their crew. The Port of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Tourist Board have continued to work proactively during this pandemic to support the cruise industry.

Thu, 20 May 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Uruguay eases down travel restrictions against covid-19
The Government of Uruguay Wednesday has decided that foreign travellers with both doses of any vaccine against covid-19 and a negative PCR test will not have to undergo a mandated quarantine upon entry.

Thu, 20 May 2021 08:39:00 GMT
Astra-Zeneca vaccines produced jointly by Mexico and Argentina almost ready for delivery
The first batch of Oxford-Astra Zeneca anticoronavirus vaccines produced jointly by Mexico and Argentina are almost ready to start shipping, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Wednesday.

Thu, 20 May 2021 07:11:00 GMT
Giant iceberg breaks away from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica
A giant iceberg, larger than the size of most European cities, has broken away from Antarctica, near a British research station, the British Antarctic Survey said on Friday.



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