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Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Vaccine passport allows for reopening of Europe's internal borders as Delta variant sneaks in
The European Union has started using unanimously the so-called “vaccine passport” as a travel document that allows holders to cross through borders within the bloc.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:49:00 GMT
Uruguayan meat processing plant may resume shipments to China after labelling incident in April
The Uruguayan BPU meat processing plant has been cleared to resume exports to China as of July 1 after it was banned April 9 due to a mislabelled shipment, it was announced Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:43:00 GMT
Bolsonaro vows not to concede defeat if he loses elections through fraud
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday warned he would not hand over his sash to anyone if he is beaten through electoral fraud.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:37:00 GMT
New Bachelet report says abuse and torture still in force in Venezuela
A new report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) released Thursday has pointed out that the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro continues to apply systematic abuse and torture, particularly to p...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:32:00 GMT
International tax rules reform: 130 countries support minimum 15% rate on large multinationals’ profits
Following two days of discussions hosted by Paris based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, 130 countries, representing more than 90% of global GDP, joined a new two-pillar plan to reform international...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:04:00 GMT
World Bank names new LatAm, Caribbean Chief Economist
The Washington DC headquarters of the World Bank Thursday announced William Maloney has been appointed as of July 1 as its new Chief Economist for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:50:00 GMT
The pandemic has cost Argentina “133 times the Malvinas war”
Argentine opposition lawmaker Mario Negri said he was very much concerned by the way the country is addressing the second wave of coronavirus and asked if the government had any idea how many Argentine lives the pandemic has ta...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:47:00 GMT
Mega petition for Bolsonaro's impeachment filed before Brazilian Congress
A request to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro was submitted Wednesday into Brazil's House of Deputies by opposition political parties, social movements and organizations.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Tierra del Fuego approves bill banning salmon farming in its waters; Chilean environmentalist groups cheer the decision
Tierra del Fuego lawmakers on Wednesday approved, unanimously the bill which bans salmon farming in the waters of the province. Sponsored by Pablo Villegas from the provincial party, Movimiento Popular Fueguino, the bill privil...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Soybean rise to US $ 532 a ton in Chicago
The price of soybeans sprang back to above US $ 500 in the Chicago market Wednesday after a US $ 33.2 rise fueled by a new report on stocks and planting from the Department of Agriculture of the United States (USDA).



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