MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 4th 2022
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Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Argentine FM defends resumption of full ties with Venezuela
Argentina is planning to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after former President Mauricio Macri's decision in 2015 not to appoint an ambassador to Caracas.
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Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Killing of journalists on the rise in Haiti - UN concerned
Haiti's crisis includes the murder of 19 journalists since 2000, three of them this year, according to the United Nations Integrated Office, which has also called for local authorities to act accordingly since these crimes systematically remain unpunished.
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Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
ANCAP importing gas to make up for short supply in Uruguay
Uruguay's state-run oil company ANCAP Tuesday announced that as a result of a power cut at the La Teja refinery coupled with unionist protests, the company had been forced to activate an emergency import from Argentina of 60 lorries of cooking gas in addition to two shipments to secure supply.
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Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
US health authorities insist on mask-wearing on public transport
Despite a court ruling last month declaring mask-wearing mandates unconstitutional, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuesday issued once again a recommendation to restate the measure on planes, trains, and buses.
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Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Beijing boasts Chinese companies purchase Russian coal and oil paying with Yuans
Several Chinese companies purchased Russian coal paying in Chinese currency in March, and the first shipment would be made in April, according to Fenwei Energy Information Service Co., China’s leading information and service provider to the coal and coke industries. This is also the first shipment of Russian commodities paid in Yuan to arrive in China after Russia was sanctioned by Western countries.
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Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
CanSino eyes Argentina for local production of covid-19 vax
A delegation from the Cansino laboratory has held meetings in Buenos Aires with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and other officials to discuss local production of their COVID-19 vaccine, it was reported Tuesday.
