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Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:45:00 GMT
"Brazil needs fertilizers to help feed the world, we can't condemn Russia" admits Bolsonaro
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro reiterated his opposition to economic sanctions against Russia and described the Brazilian government's position in the Ukrainian conflict as one of "equilibrium" since Brazil needs a steady s...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:32:00 GMT
Falklands extends oil licenses two years for farm-in Rockhopper/Navitas accord
Positive news for Falklands' oil industry development. All regulatory consents for the transaction between Harbour Energy plc and Israel's Navitas Petroleum LP of its Falkland Islands offshore license interests have been approv...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:59:00 GMT
Argentine Central Bank creates "agrodollar" to boost export liquidations
Argentina's monetary authorities Tuesday announced the creation of the "agrodollar," a special exchange rate for agrifood exporters to liquidate their revenues through formal channels at an exchange rate closer to the parallel ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:47:00 GMT
Court rules Uruguay may resume vaccination of children against COVID-19
A Montevideo Court of Appeals Tuesday reversed a previous decision by a lower court halting vaccination of children aged between 5 and 13 years against COVID-19, Health Minister Daniel Salinas announced. The administration of t...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:34:00 GMT
Uruguay will seek to join Trans-Pacific Partnership; Lacalle announces
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his administration would seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in its current form and that, to that end, he will seek endorsement from all political parties.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:15:00 GMT
Bolsonaro closes in on Lula but still poses no electoral threat
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva's lead over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has been reported to be at its lowest in the last 13 months, ahead of the Oct. 2 elections.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:11:00 GMT
Colombian JEP to hear on yet another 303 “false positives”
Criminal charges have been filed Monday against 22 Colombian military officers for the murder of 303 people who were initially reported as “false positives” (peasants said to be guerrillas gunned down in combat) between 200...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:37:00 GMT
Luis Suárez, Uruguayan national team's all-time leading scorer, will return to play for his country's club, Nacional
The player of the Uruguayan national soccer team, Luis Suárez, published a video on his social networks to give the news that fans of Nacional, one of the most important teams in the Uruguayan league, wanted the most. The 35-y...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:20:00 GMT
Former Peruvian Presidential Secretary turns himself in
Bruno Pacheco, the former Peruvian Presidential Secretary and one of the most wanted men in the country turned himself in Tuesday. He is under investigation in a series of corruption scandals for which the head of state Pedro C...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:09:00 GMT
Uruguayan peacekeepers said to be OK after violence hits UN mission in Congo
Uruguayan peacekeeping forces in Congo have been reported to be in good health after riots took place at the local UN headquarters where the South American troops are stationed.



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