MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 13th 2022
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Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Abdo enacts law eliminating fuel subsidies to Paraguayan brand fuels
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday signed into law the suppression of subsidies to the price of fuel at pumps which helped the state-run Petróleos Paraguayos SA (Petropar) against all competitors.
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Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Sea mines and stranded crews in Black Sea ports, with 100 merchant ships blocked
Sea mines and stranded crews in Black Sea ports is another consequence of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Both Turkey and Romania navies have reported neutralizing sea mines, or rather anchor mines, since they do not float on the surface but rather just beneath it with an anchor supporting the floating device.
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Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Brazil moves towards permanent joint police force with Paraguay
Brazil and Paraguay have agreed to bolster their efforts against organized crime after Justice and Public Security Minister Anderson Torres visited his colleagues in Asunciuón Tuesday.
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Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Latin America’s New Pink Tide? Or three brands of “Left” regimes
By Jorge G. Castañeda (*) – Like the wave of leftist victories in the early 2000s following Hugo Chávez’s rise to power in Venezuela (1999-2013), the success of left-wing leaders across Latin America in recent years has been interpreted as a broader political paradigm shift. But these leaders’ substantive differences are more significant than their similarities.
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Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:28 UTC
Argentina's Antarctic office looking for 2023 campaign scientists
Argentina's National Antarctic Directorate (DNA) is looking for engineers and students of computer and electronic engineering to fill a dozen technical positions during the winter at the permanent bases Orcadas, Belgrano II, San Martín, Marambio, and Carlini in 2023.
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Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:13 UTC
The majestic Norwegian tall ship marked the end of Ushuaia's cruise season
With the departure on Monday of the Norwegian flagged three-mast tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina, considered the “successful” 2021/22 cruise season over. According to local port authorities from the province of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia received more than 200 calls and some 60,000 visitors, since the arrival last 7 November of NatGeo Endurance, and was the only Latin American port that did not interrupt its summer activities.
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Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 04:31 UTC
NY Lt. Gov. resigns due to involvement in campaign finance scheme
Brian Benjamin Tuesday evening resigned his position of Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York, after he was indicted for allegedly attempting to trade a state grant for campaign contributions.
