Stories for October 2021

Sunday, October 10th 2021 - 19:41 UTC
US will not release strategic reserve and Brent oil climbs to US$ 83 the barrel

By Julianne Geiger for Oilprice.com - The Unite States Department of Energy is walking back previous comments that it was considering a release of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and a ban on crude oil exports, Bloomberg’s Javier Blas reported on Twitter.
Sunday, October 10th 2021 - 19:30 UTC
World food prices rose 1,2% in September and 32,8% year to year, FAO

World food commodity prices rose in September, led by tightening supply conditions and robust demand for staples such as wheat and palm oil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported. FAO's Food Price Index averaged 130.0 points in September, up 1.2% from August and 32.8% higher than in September 2020. The index tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly traded food commodities.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 23:03 UTC
No more time restrictions for circulation of people imminent in Paraguay

Paraguayan authorities are considering lifting sanitary restrictions nationwide in view of the low level of contagion of COVID-19 recorded over the past few days.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 22:26 UTC
Chile lodges criminal complaint against Mapuche Resistance Group

Following a video release in which a group of hooded and heavily armed individuals calling themselves the Mapuche Territory Resistance, who occupied by force the administration offices of a Chilean National Park, the government o President Sebastian Piñera lodged a criminal complaint against them plus demanding their eviction.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 22:17 UTC
UN recognizes that a clean, healthy, sustainable environment is a human right

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called on States to take bold actions to give prompt and real effect to the right to a healthy environment, following a UN Human Rights Council’s landmark decision.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 22:03 UTC
Beef produceres agree with Argentine gov't to keep popular cuts at affordable prices

The administration of Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday reached an agreement with meat producers to keep the retail price of “popular cuts” unchanged.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 21:58 UTC
Chile eliminates five-day quarantine for travelers arriving to Punta Arenas by air

Given the favorable results that the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile is showing in its battle against the Covid 19 pandemic, Chilean authorities have decided to lessen the restrictions both for incoming domestic and international travelers arriving at Punta Arenas airport.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Agreement reached between Argentina, Brazil to cut down common external tariffs by 10%

The Governments of Argentina and Brazil Friday agreed to cut down the common external tariffs (CET) by 10% “in a very wide universe of products” after months of tensions among members of Mercosur on the issue.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 09:41 UTC
Russia's Ambassador to Buenos Aires seeks to sell fighter jets

Russia's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dmitri Feoktiskov met with Defense Minister Jorge Taiana to convey yet again his country's interest in selling military equipment to the South American country, it was reported Friday.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Journalists advocate of freedom of the press awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Russia's Dmitry Muratov.