MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 10th 2023
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Friday, November 10th 2023 - 11:10 UTC
Treaty creating police force of the Americas signed
A new organization for police cooperation on the American continent was agreed upon Thursday with the Treaty for the Constitution of the Police Community of America (Ameripol) which will act in line with Interpol criteria, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Friday, November 10th 2023 - 11:08 UTC
Mercosur Cultural signs declaration against racism
The Culture Ministers of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Thursday signed a declaration in Belém condemning racism, thus reaffirming the bloc's commitment to promoting ethnic-racial equality and combating racism in the region, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Friday, November 10th 2023 - 11:04 UTC
Dengue vaccine available in Argentina
Argentine health authorities Thursday announced that the Japanese-developed TAK-003 vaccine against dengue was already available in the South American country at a cost of AR$ 37,500 (around US$ 38, at the unofficial “blue” rate).
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Friday, November 10th 2023 - 10:35 UTC
UK “must expand the Blue Belt” in Overseas Territories to shield the Antarctic from Chinese industrial fishing
By Sir Oliver Heald (*) The UK’s Blue Belt Programme for ocean conservation in our Overseas Territories is one of the Conservative Party’s biggest environmental achievements of the past thirteen years.
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Friday, November 10th 2023 - 10:34 UTC
Brazil’s ruling party criticizes Bolsonaro's meeting with Israeli ambassador
Israel’s Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Zohar Zonshine has been accused of meddling in local politics following his meeting with former President Jair Bolsonaro to watch a video of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, it was reported.
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Friday, November 10th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
US market reopened for Paraguayan beef
The United States has reopened its doors to Paraguayan beef after 25 years, President Santiago Peña announced Thursday together with US Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment José W. Fernández and US Ambassador Marc Ostfield, it was reported in Asunción.
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Friday, November 10th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Drop in deforestation of Brazilian Amazon reported
A new study showing a 22.3% drop in the deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon was released Thursday, Agencia Brasil reported. The document also highlighted that the latest figures represented the best results in the matter since 2019.
