Stories for September 2021

Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 09:11 UTC
Opposition also stage demonstrations against Bolsonaro in Brazil: law scholars say President should be impeached

Brazilian opposition supporters convened Tuesday to stage their rallies across at least some 160 cities nationwide and express their dislike for President's Jair Bolsonaro's Independence Day celebrations in Brasilia and Sao Paulo.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
First batch of Pfizer vaccines reach Argentina

Argentine health authorities Tuesday announced the arrival into the country of around 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which will be used as the second shots of Sputnik V.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:52 UTC
Brazilian industry in bilateral trade talks with UK, wants to include Mercosur

The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry, CNI, has launched a Brazil/UK Task Group to explore and identify trade and investment opportunities in both countries, as part of the UK initiative to increase and open markets in the post-Brexit scenario.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Chile's Piñera human rights policy condemned by Amnesty International during his European tour

Amnesty International has sent a letter to European leaders who Chilean president Sebastian Piñera is currently visiting expressing concern about the serious human rights violations and impunity that continue to put all people in Chile at risk. Piñera is currently visiting France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, and the Vatican.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Peru to produce Sputnik V vaccine locally starting in 2023

Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced a plant to manufacture the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 locally will be set up in the country, for which the government has allocated US $ 705 million worth of funding.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:18 UTC
Brazil's 'mad cow's care over; China willing to continue purchasing beef

The quick reply from the World Animal Health Organization, OIE, acknowledging that the two cases of 'mad cow' reported in Brazil were atypical and China's willingness to accept the diagnosis, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture should strongly mitigate the impact on beef exports to China and Hong Kong.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:08 UTC
Europe experienced the hottest summer, EU scientists

Europe experienced its hottest summer so far, a slightly higher than the previous seasons extending from June to August, according to scientists from the European Union.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 07:00 UTC
Paraguayan minister praises FAO's project for family farming products

Paraguay's Agriculture Minister Moisés Santiago Bertoni Tuesday highlighted the cooperation framework his country will have with the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the period 2022-2031.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 04:20 UTC
Farewell to 24 Argentine students with Chevening scholarships to complete studies in UK universities

On Monday 6 September, Chargé d’Affaires, Elizabeth Green, bid farewell to the 24 Argentines who will leave for the UK to do their master’s studies for a year, wishing them a safe and successful trip.
Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina/Chile continental shelf dispute: “beware about arousing nationalism in electoral processes”

The controversy between Chile and Argentina regarding continental shelf limits south of Tierra del Fuego has triggered a series of exchanges, some public, others more low-key, but there is a growing consensus that any solution must emerge from the bilateral dialogue.