MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 28th 2024
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Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 10:41 UTC
Ancap and HIF Global sign agreement for green hydrogen plant in Uruguay
Uruguayan state-owned oil company Ancap, through Alcoholes del Uruguay (ALUR), signed an agreement with HIF Global to implement an ambitious green hydrogen and synthetic fuels project in Paysandú. The investment, estimated at US$6 billion, aims at producing 700,000 tons per year of renewable fuels, with a significant impact on the local and regional economy.
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Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 10:13 UTC
Azerbaijan Airlines Brazilian-built jet damaged from the outside
While several theories are being thrown into the fray regarding the probable causes of Azerbaijan Airlines' Flight J2-8243 crash in Kazakhstan, one thing seems to be for sure: the Brazilian-built Embraer E-190 jet was damaged from the outside, leading to at least 38 deaths while there are 29 survivors, some of whom were also said to be in a serious condition. In the meantime, representatives of Embraer have arrived at the site where the plane crashed.
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Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 09:48 UTC
Brazil: Unemployment in November hits lowest figures since 2014
Unemployment in South America's largest country reached 6.1% in the quarter ending last month, Agencia Brasil reported Friday citing figures from Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). It was the lowest rate in this time series dating back to the first quarter of 2012.
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Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 09:30 UTC
Uruguay: Mujica recovering after surgical procedure
Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica was recuperating Friday after a successful operation, according to the leftwing leader's head physician Raquel Pannone, who also pointed out that the patient was “calm” and “quiet,” albeit in pain. She also mentioned that, after a stent was placed in his esophagus, he could “continue feeding orally.”
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Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 09:17 UTC
Argentina: Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo find 138th grandchild
The social organization Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo announced Friday in Buenos Aires at the Casa por la Identidad, in the Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos (formerly the ESMA clandestine detention center) “the happy finding of a new grandson, the 138th.”
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Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 09:05 UTC
Rousseff offers Uruguay NDB financing opportunities
Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who now chairs the BRICS' New Development Bank (NDB) said Friday after meeting with Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi at the latter's transition headquarters that the South American country was “best positioned” to access financing at lower rates for digital, social infrastructure, and education developments.
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