MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 19th 2022
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Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Nicaragua to close down yet another 25 NGOs
The Government of Nicaragua has once again mooted the closure of 25 NGOs, local authorities announced Monday. The National Assembly (Parliament) included the new initiative in the agenda for this Wednesday.
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Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Venezuelan woman and her son arrested for mocking gov't officials
Venezuelan authorities Monday arrested a 72-year-old woman and her son for mocking President Nicolás Maduro in a Tik Tok video that went viral. They were charged with “incitement to hatred.”
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Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Brazilian VP says torturers of military regime cannot stand trial: they're dead
Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao Monday said crimes committed during the country's military regime (1964-1985) cannot be investigated because “all those people are dead.”
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Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
French runoff, a choice between Macron’s unexciting centrism and Le Pen’s unsullied Trumpism
By Gwynne Dyer – French President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, but he’s still in trouble. He knew he would be. Here’s what he said on Saturday.
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Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Argentine Gov't proposes new tax to alleviate burden on the neediest
The Argentine Government of President Alberto Fernández Monday announced it planned a new tax which was called “the windfall income,” to be levied on companies that last year had profits over AR$ 1 billion (around US$ 5 million at the unofficial exchange rate).
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Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Royal Navy upgrading Type 23 frigates in support of expanding fleet
HMS Iron Duke is afloat again after two years of refitting and upgrading. The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate has had a longer-than-usual period of life extension work due to the COVID pandemic and her age.
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Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 03:38 UTC
Brazil again top global beef exporter, followed by India, USA and Australia
Brazil during March exported 203,490 tons of beef, up 28% year on year, and the UN Department of Agriculture anticipated that the country is projected to become once again the largest beef exporter in 2022., with shipments 12,1% higher than in 2021.
