MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 6th 2022
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Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Brazil beef production forecasted at 9,85 million tons and 2,6 million tons exports
Brazil is forecasted to have a beef production of 9.85 million tons (in carcass-weight equivalent) in 2022, according to the estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Such a volume should exceed the 9.5 million tons recorded in 2021.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Princess Anne attends Falklands' war anniversary service at St. Paul's Cathedral
Princess Royal has joined veterans at a service to remember those who fought or died in the Falklands War, and to mark the conflict’s 40th anniversary. The Falkland Islands Government organized the service of reflection and remembrance in St Faith’s Chapel at St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Belarus reopens sales of potash; extent of Western sanctions on Russian fertilizers not clear
Belarus announced that it is authorizing licenses for the export of potash beginning this month, according to the official news agency RIA. Russia's close ally is the world’s third-largest producer of potash, widely used in soy production. Belaruskali, a local state-owned company, is among the world’s leading companies in the field.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Scientists now watching “recombinant” lineages of SARS-CoV-2
As cases of COVID-19 worldwide are waning down and more so are the disease's deadly effects, scientists worldwide are beginning to harbor new concerns over the appearance and spread of the so-called recombinant lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
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Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
COVID-19 booster shots are better if specific brands are used
According to a study released Tuesday by Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), patients who have taken the two-shot scheme of CoronaVac's drug would be better off if they receive a booster injection of the Pfizer vaccine.
