MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 16th 2020
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Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Tens of oil wells offline because of sabotage operations in Colombia
Colombia’s majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol denounced on Sunday the sabotage of 31 wells at an oil field in the northeast of the country, which put the wells offline and led to oil being spilled.
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Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
Brazilian Treasury Secretary plans to resign from government in next two months
Brazilian Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida confirmed in an interview with financial blog Brazil Journal published on Sunday that he plans to resign from the government in July or August.
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Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Trying to explain the 42,000 coronavirus deaths in Britain
While the British government insists it has been “guided by science” and has taken “the right decisions at the right time”, the toll of 42,000 coronavirus deaths has fuelled criticism.
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Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:32 UTC
A woman leader who supports Bolsonaro detained accused of raising funds for “anti democratic actions”
The leader of a group that backs Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained on Monday, accused of raising funds for anti-democratic actions that could threaten the country's national security.
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Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:32 UTC
US meat packing plants working below capacity, unable to control coronavirus spread
Smithfield Foods Inc is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return to work after a severe coronavirus outbreak, according to the workers' union.
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Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:19 UTC
Bolsonaro talks to Putin about the pandemic and coming BRICS summit
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said he spoke on Monday with his Russian counterpart to strengthen bilateral ties.
