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Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Brazilian financial markets get shaky after Bolsonaro insists on increasing social spending
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Friday insisted he would not take any adventurous steps as he expressed his full support for Economy Minister Paulo Guedes amidst a rocking financial market.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Brazil's Guedes pushing for higher interest rates to contain inflation
Brazilian orthodox Economy minister Paulo Guedes has not resigned and has no intention of resigning despite the fact he will have to live with the exceptional expenditure of some 45bn Reais, as part of the Auxilio Brazil suppor...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:32:00 GMT
In Tierra del Fuego, 39% of the population are below the poverty line
Some 39% of the population from the province of Tierra del Fuego are below the poverty line according to the latest numbers from the first half of this year and released by the Argentine official stats office, Indec.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Falkland Islands trade with the European Union and Rules of Origin
The Falkland Islands government has released the following, "Falkland Islands are not deemed part of the European Single Market. However, under the current OAD, the Islands have:

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:16:00 GMT
Argentina's national gov't sets guidelines for dealing with Mapuche conflict locally
Argentina's Security Minister Aníbal Fernández Friday said people who believed the Mapuche conflict was to be solved the way General Julio Roca did in the late 1800s were wrong.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:13:00 GMT
Blinken says the US has plans to curb Amazon deforestation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday announced while on an official trip to Colombia that his country would launch a regional pact to reduce deforestation throughout the Amazon

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Trump's Truth social media app project boosts partner's shares on Wall Street
Former US President Donald Trump, who had his own Twitter account suspended even while he was still in office for posting content the platform disapproved of, has successfully launched his networking brand, with shares rising o...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:03:00 GMT
Former Uruguayan torturer Gilberto Vázquez dies
Retired Uruguayan Colonel Gilberto Vázquez has died Friday while serving a prison sentence for his crimes against humanity during the military regime (1973-1985).

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 08:21:00 GMT
World Travel Awards highlight Bariloche and Cancún
The Argentine city of Bariloche has received a special mention at the World Travel Awards (WTA) while the entire country was chosen as a "South America's leading destination," it was announced during a ceremony in Dubai.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 23:55:00 GMT
Unofficial exchange rate shows Argentina's de facto devaluation
The unofficial exchange rate (commonly referred to as “blue”) of the Argentine peso against the US dollar Friday hit an all-time high, reaching a US $ 1 = AR $ 195 parity thus matching an all-time-high of exactly one year a...



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