MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 24th 2020
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands celebrates completion of demining with a symbolic “Reclaim the Beach”
On Saturday 14 November 2020, the Falkland Islands community will be taking part in celebrations to mark the completion of the Islands-wide demining program after 38 years since the end of the 1982 conflict. The Falklands' Government has announced that activities will begin with an event to officially reopen Gypsy Cove/Yorke Bay, the final area of the Falklands to officially be declared mine-free.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
A tale of two Chiles; referendum on constitutional reform
By Jennifer M Piscopo and Peter Siavelis (*) – One year ago, Chileans took their anger over inequality and injustice to the streets, insisting that redressing the nation's deep structural problems would require more than reform. They said Chile would need a new constitution with more rights and better social protection.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Argentina loves the dollar and has total aversion for its own currency
Argentina’s battle to control its currency is upending South America’s second-largest economy, wreaking havoc on everything from household finances to the production and sale of common goods.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil's health regulator allows the import of six million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from China
Brazil's health regulator has authorized the import from China of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro insisted he wouldn't allow doses to be shipped from the Asian nation.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Argentine bondholders claim government economic policies undermine investor confidence
Argentine bondholder groups slammed the government over economic policies they said were undermining investor confidence in the country, which emerged from a sovereign default in September after a US$ 65 billion restructuring.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Argentine Congress discussing fiscal incentives to prop the construction industry
Argentina´s economy ministry said it had sent the country´s Congress a bill to spur construction activity through tax and fiscal incentives, an effort to create jobs and boost investment in an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 08:42 UTC
Chileans vote on Sunday to amend a constitution which has meant stability but also elitism and privilege
Chileans will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether they want to swap a constitution written during the Pinochet dictatorship with a new document written by a specially elected citizens' body.
