MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 3rd 2023
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Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Message from Australia to cruise vessels, “brush your hulls before coming to Australian ports”
The cruise vessel Viking Orion, with some 800 passengers, was denied permission to dock in Adelaide after Australian authorities discovered a “marine growth” on the ship, which is called “biofoul” and is considered potentially harmful.
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Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:59 UTC
Brazil: US dollar goes up on Lula's first working day
Brazilian markets plummeted Monday during President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's first working day in office following his inauguration speech and his first measures as head of state.
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Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:56 UTC
Activity at Villarrica volcano warrants upholding yellow alert
Authorities remain on yellow alert regarding the Villarrica volcano after a seismic episode was recorded at 1.07 pm local time on Jan. 1 which was directly linked to the movement of internal fluids, according to monitoring stations
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Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:54 UTC
New FM pledges to restore Brazil's diplomacy
Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira promised to rebuild Brazilian diplomacy to bring South America's largest country back to the “great stage of international relations.”
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Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:49 UTC
Long lines of Brazilians parade by Pele's coffin in Santos
Brazilian mourners flocked into the Santos stadium Monday to pay their last respects to the country's most iconic football player ever. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, “O Rei” (The King) passed away last Thursday at the age of 82 due to complications from colon cancer.
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Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:39 UTC
Number of Covid-19 cases on the rise in Uruguay
Uruguayan health authorities Monday announced the country had detected over 8,900 cases of Covid-19 last week for a total of 1,020,161 confirmed infections since the onset of the pandemic.
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Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:02 UTC
Faithful pay their last respects to Pope Benedict XVI
The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has been set on display at St. Peter's Basilica for the faithful to pay their tribute to Pope Francis' predecessor until Wednesday.
