MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 27th 2021
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Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 10:23 UTC
Presidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur to allow member states to seek unilateral foreign trade agreements elsewhere without the bloc's approval.
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Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 10:01 UTC
OAS Almagro backs Cuban activists on hunger strike
Organization of American States Secretary-General of Luis Almagro Friday accused Cuba's government of applying “state terrorism to those who think differently” and held the current authorities of the Caribbean island accountable “for the health and well-being” of the 55 Cuban human rights activists on hunger strike.
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Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Biden invites Alberto Fernández to virtual Summit on Climate Change
United States President Joseph Biden has invited his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández to take part in a virtual summit on climate change to take place between April 22 (Earth Day) and 23, it was announced.
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Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Butantan develops 100% Brazilian covid vaccine
The Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo has reportedly developed a vaccine of its own against covid-19 and is awaiting clearance from the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to start clinical trials in humans.
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Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Paraguay under strict lockdown as of Saturday
Paraguay has decreed a strict state of lockdown as of this Saturday at 00.00 as a measure to curb the spread of the Sars-Cov-2 virus, particularly the Brazilian P1 variant, also known as Manaus, and which has been affecting the country's health system severely in the past days.
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Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Argentina's exports rise 9.1% year-on-year, but for smaller volumes
Argentina's National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC) Friday announced the country's exports increased 9.1% since March 2020, while imports went up 16.4% for the same period of time, for a combined foreign trade worth of US $ 8,488 million, 12.1% above last year's figures.
