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Stories for October 5th 2022

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 11:47 UTC

    Brazil: Ciro Gomes' party to vote for Lula in runoff

    Lula's front for the runoff already includes 11 parties

    Brazil's Democratic Workers' Party (PDT), whose presidential candidate Ciro Gomes ended up fourth with 3% of the votes last Sunday, announced Tuesday that it will be supporting former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 runoff.

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

    EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

    ”I think Brazil is going to be a protagonist. I believe that we have a window of opportunity”, Bustillo said.

    It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

    New riot at Ecuadorian prison leaves 16 dead

    Entering a prison with Army help was possible thanks to new provisions in the law regulating the use of force by state authorities, Zapata explained

    At least 16 inmates have been reported dead earlier this week following yet a new episode of prison rioting in Ecuador, where over 400 prisoners have lost their lives in separate events since February of 2021.

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

    Cruise ship line announces no more COVID-19 protocols onboard

    Starting this 2022/23 season NCL will also offer a service linking Europe with South America, from Lisbon to Buenos Aires

    A leading cruise company has announced it will no longer be requiring passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to wear facemasks while onboard effective October 4.

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

    Nobel Physics Prize goes to 3 quantum mechanics researchers

    Quantum mechanics researchers from France, Austria, and the United States were awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell's inequalities and pioneering quantum information science,” it was announced in Stockholm by Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences.

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

    Former Judge and Minister Moro and key governors support Bolsonaro's reelection

    Governors of the three largest constituencies in the country said they will support Bolsonaro on Oct. 30

    Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro will receive the endorsement of the governors of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro in addition to that of former judge and minister Sergio Moro for the Oct. 30 runoff against Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party, it was announced Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

    Uruguayan exports slump for the first time in two years

    The decrease in September amounted to 0.2% if data from the duty-free trade zones are added

    Uruguayan overall exports have fallen in September of 2022 for the first time in almost two years. The country still shows an increase of 33.2% so far this year, according to the Union of Exporters of Uruguay's monthly report.

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