MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 25th 2022
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Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
US, Japan and ten more nations establish the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
United States President Joe Biden established a new trade agreement with 12 Indo-Pacific countries to strengthen economic relations in the region. The announcement was made Monday at a press conference following a meeting between Biden and the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 09:02 UTC
Bariloche residents to march against handing over land to Mapuche group
Bariloche residents are planning a mass demonstration to be staged May 29, marking National Army Day, to oppose a court ruling whereby the premises of the Military Mountain School are to be handed over to a Mapuche community.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:40 UTC
Argentina: Impeachment jury votes to sack successful anti-corruption prosecutor
The anti-corruption prosecutor of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos who got former Governor Sergio Uribarri sentenced to 8 years in jail has been impeached out of office for failing to excuse herself from the case despite having very close ties with one of the defendants.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:36 UTC
At least 22 dead in Rio favela latest shooting
Brazilian police confirmed Tuesday afternoon that at least 22 people were killed during a raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela, in Penha, in northern Rio de Janeiro.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:33 UTC
Mapuche women deliver longest weaving in the world
A total of 426 Mapuche women who were summoned a year ago for the task have come up with a loom almost 1 kilometer long to promote a Weltanschauung in which Chile's most numerous indigenous community is represented.
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Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:31 UTC
Bolsonaro angry at YPFB for selling Argentina the gas that was for Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained that Bolivia's state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petróliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) funneled 30% of the gas that was to be sold to Brazil and sent it to Argentina as a part of an “orchestrated plan” against him and added Petrobras was behind it.
