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Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Rio de Janeiro riddled with cases of Delta variant in Brazil
According to data released Wednesday, Rio de Janeiro accounts for 36% of all coronavirus Delta variant detections in Brazil, making it the epicenter of that particular strain nationwide.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:38:00 GMT
Brazil finally revokes the National Security Law from 1983
The Brazilian senate passed on Tuesday a bill revoking the National Security Law dating back to 1983 when the country was ruled by military dictators. The new text adds several crimes against democratic institutions and the rul...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:34:00 GMT
South Korea/Mercosur round of trade talks at the end of the month
South Korea wants to advance with trade negotiations with Mercosur. Discussions started back in 2018 and at the end of the month, a seventh-round is slated to take place.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:13:00 GMT
Borders are closed but illegal crossing between Paraguay and Argentina is easier than ever
While borders between Argentina and Paraguay are technically still closed as a result of emergency sanitary measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. walking across the Parana river bed from one country to another is becoming i...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:04:00 GMT
First female General chosen to head US Southern Command
General Laura Richardson will become the first woman ever to head the Southern Command of the country's Armed Forces after a Senatorial green light was issued Wednesday.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:39:00 GMT
Brazilian Deputy stripped of immunity to stand trial for murdering her husband
Brazil's Lower House Wednesday stripped Representative Flordelis dos, Santos de Souza of her parliamentary immunity, almost a year after the prosecution filed charges against her for having her husband murdered.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:27:00 GMT
Iran's pick for Interior Minister job prompts condemnation from Argentina and Israel
Argentina and Israel have expressed their condemnation of Iran's decision Wednesday to appoint Ahmad Vahidi as the country's new Interior Minister.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:04:00 GMT
Argentina's attempt to have the Magellan Strait defined as a "shared space"
Argentina's attempt, mistaken or in purpose to describe in official policy to its Armed Forces the Magellan Strait and areas of the Drake Passage, as "shared spaces", have triggered a strong reaction from the Chilean media and ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:28:00 GMT
Argentine Defense Minister wants Almagro to leave OAS
Argentina's newly-appointed Defense Minister and former Senator Jorge Taiana had sent a message to US President Joseph Biden stating that Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis “Almagro must resign.”

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:18:00 GMT
US confident of Brazilian institutions and capacity to hold free and fair elections
"No tampering with elections or election results", was the message from US president Joe Biden administration to Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, according to Sao Paulo media following the visit last week of US national securit...



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