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Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Bolsonaro tells Brazilians stop whining about the pandemic and Sao Paulo governor calls him "crazy guy"
President Jair Bolsonaro has told Brazilians to "stop whining" about Covid-19, as he criticized measures to curb the virus despite a surge in cases and deaths. His comments came a day after Brazil saw a record rise in deaths ov...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:59:00 GMT
World Bank approves US$ 420 million loan to Argentina for sanitation and housing
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$ 300 million loan to expand and improve water and sanitation services in Metropolitan Buenos Aires, particularly in the most vulnerable areas. An additional US$ 120 million will b...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Bolsonaro confirms his trip to Argentina and supports negotiations with IMF
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro confirmed he will be traveling to Argentina on March 26th for the celebration of Mercosur's 30th anniversary, and also offered support for the president Alberto Fernandez administration negoti...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Social uprising in an ultra Kirchnerite province; UN and Amnesty warn about repression
Formosa in the north of Argentina, next to Paraguay is one of the poorest provinces in the country and has been under the iron fist control and patronage of governor Gildo Insfran, who rules as a feudal lord, with virtual contr...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Maersk forecasts 3% world trade growth; regulations a challenge in Mercosur
The shipping company Maersk expects world trade to grow by 3% or more in 2021. The company sees global trade recovering, but there is still a lot of uncertainty about the size of the impact of Covid-19 on the world economy in 2...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Falklands extends Rockhopper's offshore licenses until November 2022
The Falkland Islands government has agreed to extend each of Rockhopper Exploration plc’s offshore North Falkland basin petroleum licenses, including the Sea Lion discovery area, until Nov. 1, 2022. The extension includes no ...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Norway's Equinor, YPF and Shell will operate a block in North Argentine basin
Norway's Equinor and YPF have entered into an agreement with Shell to jointly farm-down 30% non-operated interests in the CAN 100 block in the North Argentine basin, offshore Argentina.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Falklands: lively debate on the possibility of a salmon farming industry
The Falklands ocean coastal ecosystems are one of its biggest assets and, “its value is beyond measure,” commented Islander Josh Peck speaking against the introduction of a salmon-farming industry to the Falkland Islands, a...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Pandemic has pushed 20 million Latin Americans into poverty, UN report
More than 20 million people were pushed into poverty during pandemic-plagued 2020 across Latin America and the Caribbean, the U.N. economic agency for the region announced this week.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:12:00 GMT
UK-Gibraltar partnership strengthened by new funding stream
The UK Government has included Gibraltar in the UK Community Renewal Fund for 2021-22. This means that projects in Gibraltar will be eligible for funding up to a maximum of half a million pounds.



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