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Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:57:00 GMT
Heavy rainstorms in Asunción leave at least 3 people dead
After no casualties were reported initially following heavy rainfalls in the Paraguayan capítal of Asunción, fresh reports Wednesday mentioned that at least three people had died, in addition to houses and schools destroyed.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:55:00 GMT
Uruguay's “nays” round up campaign to win “revenge referendum”
Supporters of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) Tuesday closed their campaign in favor of keeping the norm unchanged and therefore vote “No” in next Sunday's referendum during a rally ...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:22:00 GMT
Nicaragua's Ambassador to OAS comes clean about Ortega's "dictatorship"
In a surprising move Wednesday, Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) decided to no longer remain silent about what is going on in his country and referred to its government as [President Daniel] O...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:17:00 GMT
Restoring diplomatic ties with Chile hinges on maritime issue, Bolivian gov't says
Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday urged the new Chilean Government to discuss the maritime dispute between the two countries, on which the future of ties necessarily hinges.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:40:00 GMT
President Fernández, Georgieva hold talk ahead of IMF's board vote
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday held a virtual meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, during which he ratified his Government's commitment to the new program agreed...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:30:00 GMT
Rio Grande prepares for the Malvinas Vigil and a remake of the Falklands landing 2 April
The municipality of the Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego province, together with the local branch of the Malvinas Veterans have organized an agenda of activities, with an open invitation to all residents from the province and forme...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:26:00 GMT
Ukraine anticipates spring crops cut by half; only 7 out of 15 million hectares were sown
As a result of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's agricultural minister Roman Leshchenko said he expects his country's spring crop area may be halved this year to only 7 million hectares.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:25:00 GMT
Some "rotten apples" in London's Metropolitan Police, independent report
Quite a few rotten apples have emerged from an independent report into the functioning of London's Metropolitan Police published on Tuesday, and despite situations of internal shortfalls and links to criminals within the force,...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:22:00 GMT
Forum of Brazilian Governors agrees on tax freezing to curb inflation
A forum of Brazilian Governors Tuesday agreed to extend for another 90 days the freeze on the average Tax on Merchandise Circulation (ICMS) that is levied on gasoline, ethanol and cooking gas to help mitigate inflation's impact...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:15:00 GMT
Brazilian two-month record breaking sales of soybeans and rice
Brazilian oilseeds and grain exports are booming. China's purchases of soybeans more than doubled in the first two months of the year, while husk rice overseas sales during February jumped 65% compared to a year ago.



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