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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:13:00 GMT
Paraguay stays “Ba1” according to Moody’s risk rating scale
The risk assessment agency Moody's continued to give Paraguay a stable “Ba1” rating at the end of July, despite the current shaky coronavirus economic scenario.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:46:00 GMT
Duque says Colombia willing to sort out together with Panama the crisis of migrants trying to reach the US or Canada
Colombian President Iván Duque has called on Panama's authorities to find a negotiated solution to the crisis of migrants stranded at the border on their way to the United States.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:27:00 GMT
Bolsonaro's “army” of followers show nationwide support to voting system reform in Brazil
Scores of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday in support of President Jair Bolsonaro's drive towards the approval of a paper ballot voting system for next year's elections.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:10:00 GMT
Uruguay's Labor Ministry ratifies vaccination not mandatory for workers
Uruguay's Labor Ministry has announced employers shall not be allowed to demand a vaccination certificate when hiring workers, according to high-ranking officials quoted Sunday by the Montevideo daily El País.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 11:57:00 GMT
China shuts down nuclear power reactor for safety reasons
Chinese authorities have decided to shut down a nuclear power plant in the southern area of Taishan “for maintenance” just one week after its French operator EDF publicly recommended its closure due to a fuel rod problem

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:00:00 GMT
Gasoline goes up yet again in Uruguay
The Government of Uruguay Friday announced an increase in the price of fuel as of July 31. It is the third rise in less than two months.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:32:00 GMT
“Only a miracle can save Argentina's economy,” says Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said in his social media broadcast that “only a miracle will save the Argentine economy,” as he referred to the administration of his colleague Alberto Fernández as “a regime that d...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:25:00 GMT
Former Haiti First Lady considers running for president
Martine Moïse, the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, is considering running in the next elections, according to an interview published Friday by The New York Times.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals
With most Argentine ports along the Paraná river unoperational due to the historic downspout, Quequén, Necochea, and Bahía Blanca on the Atlantic coast would have become an alternative way out for agri-food exports had it no...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Gas tanker runs aground in River Plate, stirs memories of Suez canal incident
The Norwegian-flagged Hoegh Esperanza ship ran aground en route to Escobar in the shallow waters of the River Plate and needed to be towed out of its predicament so that navigation could resume.



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