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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:51:00 GMT
Falklands' lack of tradespeople affecting housing and public works programs
With an economy growing sustainedly 3,9% annually, full employment, and with ambitious public works and housing projects in the books, the ongoing problem of the lack of tradespeople in the Falkland Islands has become more evid...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Argentina's goal of an IMF agreement by May, “is an ambitious timeline”
Argentina is planning to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new restructuring program by May, an ambitious timeline according to the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Director Alejandro Werner.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Covid-19 lockdowns hit hard global fisheries and aquaculture affecting supply and demand in the sector
Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demand across the sector, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture O...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Magallanes Region salmon farmers agree on an Ethics Code, first in Chile
An Ethics Code to guide Chilean fish farms was announced and apparently accepted by the industry, the Salmon Breeders of Magallanes Region Association said in a release.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Google's dominance of digital advertising exposed in Australia
Google's dominance of digital advertising technology in Australia needs to be addressed, the country's competition watchdog said, opening up another front in its battle with the US giant.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:00:00 GMT
HMS Hermes refuses to be scrapped; company wants to turn the former Indian Navy flagship in a museum
The dismantling of the Indian Navy's former flagship, Viraat, (ex HMS Hermes) has been kept on hold by the country's Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the company that bought the ship from the government to be made int...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Moderate tsunami generated in the South Pacific following 7,7 magnitude earthquake
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a tsunami that threatened island nations in the region. The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 41...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:47:00 GMT
Brazilian Central Bank says inflation outlook rose for the fifth week running
Brazil's central bank weekly FOCUS survey of some 100 economists and financial institutions indicated that the outlook for inflation in the country rose for the fifth consecutive week, and is getting closer to the bank's target...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:18:00 GMT
FAO anticipates a sharp decline in global cereal stocks
FAO's Cereals Supply and Demand Brief point to record wheat and rice production in 2020 and looking ahead to 2021 cereal output, early prospects indicate a likely modest increase for winter wheat crops in the northern hemispher...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:18:00 GMT
Netherlands company produces cultivated seaweed from seawater
Zeewar is the first company in the Netherlands that produces and exclusively works with sustainably cultivated seaweed from clean seawater in the EU. The result is a premium seaweed product, in terms of taste, nutritional valu...



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