MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Chile overwhelmingly approved a constitutional reform with a specially elected assembly
The referendum in Chile was held on Sunday with a resounding result in favor of reforming the constitution. After last year's social protests, it was decided to consult citizens if they wanted to begin the process of promulgating a new Chilean constitution, leaving the on...
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Politics
- Evo Morales leave Argentina for Venezuela
- Prominent opposition activist in embassy refuge flees Venezuela and is expected in Spain
- Argentina loves the dollar and has total aversion for its own currency
- Brazil's health regulator allows the import of six million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from China
Economy
- Chileans vote on Sunday to amend a constitution which has meant stability but also elitism and privilege
- Colombian organizations take over the center of Bogotá to protest against government
- US Export-Import bank signs deal to finance US$ 1 billion in trade with Brazil
- UK/EU will resume post Brexit talks on Thursday: billions of dollars in trade at stake
Energy & Oil
- Argentina wants energy firms to invest US$ 5 billion to boost gas production
- More investigations into Petrobras corruption, this time involving bunker fuel contracts
- Falklands expects Premier Oil/Chrysaor merger will create new opportunities for Sea Lion oil/gas development
- Premier Oil absorbed by Chrysaor, becomes the largest independent oil and gas group on London Stock Exchange
Agriculture
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- World's largest meatpacker, Brazil's J&F, pleads guilty in US court on corruption charges
- Brazil considering temporarily zero tariffs on corn and soybean imports outside Mercosur
- Switzerland bans the export of five toxic chemicals, including paraquat
Environment
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- Britain's new polar ship Sir David Attenborough begins sea trials
- CCAMLR: 287 women scientists call for a Marine Protected Area in western Antarctic Peninsula
- A 7.5 magnitude quake off Alaska triggers small tsunami waves
Entertainment
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- Peruvian archeologists uncover a 37 meter long cat in the Nazca Lines
- Obstinate Japanese finally visits Machu Picchu after waiting for seven months
- World envy: Crowd of 47,000 will pack Auckland's Eden Park for the All Blacks vs Wallabies test match
Health & Science
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- The risk of Covid-19 spread in flights “very low” but “cannot be ruled out”
- China makes remote video inspections of sanctioned Brazilian slaughterhouses
- Death of Brazilian volunteer in clinical trials of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine triggers controversy
Tourism
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- TRIP: How is the tourism voucher scheme launched in the Falklands
- Panama offers arriving travelers Covid-19 tests in an effort to resume economic activity
- Exposure of coronavirus on flights is very low, US Defense Department report
