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Stories for December 16th 2021
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Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
Venezuela, Belarus strengthen bilateral ties
The Governments of Venezuela and Belarus agreed Wednesday to set up in Caracas the VIII High-Level Joint Committee between the two countries to foster trade agreements and bilateral ties, it was reported.
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Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Statue of Diego Maradona unveiled at Ezeiza airport
A real-life statue of former Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was unveiled Wednesday at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza International Airport.
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Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Santa Fe-La Plata circuit added to export opportunities in Argentina
The first shipment from the port of Santa Fe bound for the Port of La Plata has departed, thus marking the commencement of a logistics circuit with the TecPlata container terminal that brings on a plethora of business opportunities, it was reported.
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Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Gov't of Haiti and transport unions reach deal over price of fuel
A memorandum of understanding was signed Wednesday between the Government of Haiti and transport unions barely a week after an increase in the price of fuels was decreed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
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Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
World's largest sovereign fund screening companies for sustainability risk
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway's US$ 1.4 trillion Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), is pre-screening companies for sustainability risk before deciding to invest in them and, within one decade, it has divested from 366 firms that it has assessed as lacking sustainable business models.
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Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 00:00 UTC
Brazil: Alckmin leaves PSDB as rumors of candidacy alongside Lula grow
Former São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin Wednesday announced he was leaving the PSDB after more than 33 years in the party, citing it was time for a change. According to several press reports, he is likely to run for Vice President next year behind the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
