MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 22nd 2023
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Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 11:27 UTC
Brazil: Federal gov't instructs States to issue animal health alert over bird blu
In a move to prevent the spread of avian flu onto commercial poultry, Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) has directed State governments to declare an animal health emergency, Agencia Brasil reported Friday.
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Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 11:25 UTC
Uruguay: Finnish pulp mills granted use of Fray Bentos free-trade zone until 2053
The Uruguayan Government this week extended the term of exploitation of the Fray Bentos duty-free zone to the company UPM until 2053, it was reported in Montevideo.
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Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Argentine President confident about ongoing negotiations with IMF
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday spoke with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to discuss a new understanding ahead of this year's elections, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
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Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Chile: No house arrest for those convicted of human rights violations
The Chilean administration of President Gabriel Boric Font Friday spoke against granting house arrest to military personnel convicted of human rights violations during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990). Justice Minister Luis Cordero denounced a proposal submitted by the ultra-right Republican Party in this regard.
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Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Brazil: 18 illegal miners arrested in Yanomami land
Brazilian authorities this week arrested 18 illegal miners (garimpeiros) in Yanomami Indigenous Land during the joint operation Ágata Fronteira Norte, according to Defense Ministry sources, Agencia Brasil reported Friday.
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Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Lula signs decree limiting access to guns
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday signed a decree limiting access to guns as part of the “Security Action Program” to curb violence in South America's largest country, it was reported.
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Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Falklands: SAERI invitation to join World BOG DAY and explore peatlands
SAERI Falklands is inviting families to participate on Sunday 24 July at two free family fun events to celebrate World BOG DAY. SAERI says it will help to learn the difference between a swamp, marsh and bog, and how the peatland science is conducted, for which it invites families and friends to attend.
