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Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Fifty years since the air link between Falkland Islands and Comodoro Rivadavia
Half a century ago, on 12 January 1972, a seaplane from the Argentine Air Force landed in Stanley harbor establishing the first regular flight between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Falkland Islands. From then onwards, ”sanitary,...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:48:00 GMT
World economy is facing Covid-19, inflation and policy uncertainty, Global Economic Prospects
Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is entering a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt, and income inequality that could endanger the recovery in emergin...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:36:00 GMT
Paraguay lowers expectations on soy due to drought
Paraguay's Agriculture Ministry has announced between 6 and 7 million tons of soybeans were to be harvested this season against the original projections of 10 million due to the unprecedented weather conditions.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:32:00 GMT
Bolsonaro "welcomes" Omicron – angers WHO
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 was "welcome" in Brazil, because it "may point to the end of the pandemic."

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Argentina: Indigenous communities want to bury ancestors in Nordelta
The bodies of 42 members of an indigenous community who were removed from their resting places by US archaeologist Samuel Lothrop in 1925 are to be restored to their historical land in what will be the largest restitution carri...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:11:00 GMT
ECLAC foresees growth rate in 2022 around one third of that of 2021
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will slow down in 2022 to 2.1%, after a 6.2% increase on average last year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecast Wednesday in a study.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:06:00 GMT
Meat consumption in Argentina fell despite cap on exports
Argentina has recorded a 4.8% decline in meat consumption per inhabitant despite caps on exports imposed by the administration of President Alberto Fernández, which allegedly sought to prioritize the domestic market.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:02:00 GMT
American Airlines aircraft vandalized by single attacker at Honduran airport
An unidentified man went berserk aboard an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 in Honduras causing havoc among travelers and crew members after breaking into the aircraft's cabin and damaging the flight controls.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:54:00 GMT
Venezuela resumes crude exports after nine months
Venezuela's state-run PDVSA will begin exporting diluted crude oil (DCO) this week after a nine-month stoppage, it was reported in Caracas. The last time PDVSA shipped diluted crude to Asia was in April last year.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:36:00 GMT
Boric picks human rights expert with LSE credentials for Cabinet Chief role
Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric has announced he chose human rights expert Matías Meza-Lopehandía Glaesser as his next Cabinet Chief when he takes office on March 11.



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