MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 5th 2022
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Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Suspect in killing of Haitian president freed by Istanbul Court
A Court in Türkiye Monday turned down a request for the extradition of Samir Nasri Salem Handal to Haiti in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July last year.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
Peru returns to blanket mandatory wearing of facemasks
Peruvian health authorities Monday reinstated the mandatory wearing of facemasks both in indoor and outdoor settings in light of the fourth wave of COVID-19 hitting the country.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Peruvian President's sister-in-law linked to alleged corruption case
Peruvian Prosecutors Monday announced the opening of a preliminary investigation that targets President Pedro Castillo Terrones' sister-in-law Jenifer Paredes, who was reported in a TV show aired Sunday as being involved in an alleged corruption scheme in a sanitation project in Cajamarca, the president's native region.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil launches US$ 65bn 'handouts' for the 2022/23 farming year
The Brazilian federal government launched last week the 2022/2023 agribusiness financing plan (Plano Safra), which will provide a total of Reais 340.8 billion (some US$ 65 billion) in credit to support the agri-business industry during the next twelve months.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:06 UTC
Uruguayan Navy arrests Chinese jigger which tried to flee arrest
The Uruguayan navy arrested Monday dawn a Chinese flagged jigger caught illegally fishing in the country's EEZ. The arrest was done following a night chase as the jigger tried to escape despite having first accepted a party of inspectors to board the vessel.
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Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
UK hosting conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, base on Article 18 of Human Rights Declaration
To strengthen international efforts to ensure freedom of religion or belief, the UK government is hosting an International Ministerial Conference in central London beginning today Tuesday 5 July.
