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Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:58 UTC
Lula in favor of Mercosur-China FTA

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Wednesday in Montevideo that he agreed to open up Mercosur and pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
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Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:35 UTC
“Comrade” Ralph Gonsalves becomes new Celac pro tempore president

Upon closing the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in Buenos Aires, Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday handed over the pro tempore presidency of the forum to the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Everard Gonsalves, who is notorious for his closeness to the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and also Nicaragua.
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Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:30 UTC
First steel cut on second Type 31 Frigate, HMS Active

Construction is underway on the second Type 31 frigate being built for the Royal Navy. The first steel has been cut on HMS Active at the Babcock shipyard in Fife, by Defense Minister Alex Chalk.
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Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:18 UTC
Ukraine faces decades long humanitarian challenge, demining the areas once occupied by Russian troops

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags into another year, the country's Red Cross chief Raksym Dotsenko, admitted it faces a “huge” humanitarian challenge. However, it is not only the millions of displaced, or aiding those who lost houses or apartments and are virtually homeless. The main problem are the landmines and antipersonnel mines left by the Russian troops.
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Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:05 UTC
Operation Austral Endurance delivers fuel drums by parachute from Falklands' MPC to BAS in Antarctica

A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas aircraft has delivered vital fuel supplies to the British Antarctic Survey after taking off from the Falkland Islands Mount Pleasant Complex. The RAF said the range of the Atlas was extended by air-to-air refueling from a Royal Air Force Voyager, as part of Operation Austral Endurance..
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Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:03 UTC
Polar Preet breaks Antarctic records and is recovering at Union Glacier

Following a delayed rendezvous because of weather and polar terrain, Polar Preet has rendezvoused with her pilot and has taken off to head to Union Glacier in Antarctica. British Army officer Captain Preet Chandi – known as Polar Preet – is expected to spend some time recovering at Union Glacier, the Antarctica base camp, before leaving the continent.
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Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 18:19 UTC
WHO issues warning on lethal cough syrup

The World Health Organization Tuesday issued a warning against a deadly cough syrup that has already killed some 300 children in 7 countries.
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Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:40 UTC
Chinese port in Tierra del Fuego controversy: Argentine media and UK blamed for spreading “fake news”

The head of the Malvinas Secretariat from the Tierra del Fuego province, southern Argentina, blames the media, the opposition, the UK, and all those pleased with the current status of the South Atlantic for the spread of “fake news” allegedly reporting that China will be setting a military base and naval outpost in Tierra del Fuego.
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Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:38 UTC
Brazil ratifies in Germany its commitment to sustainable agriculture and respect for the environment

The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, arrived iis in Berlin to participate in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). In his first official trip abroad as the head of the ministry, he intends to launch a concerted effort to change the image of Brazilian agribusiness and restore ties with important importers, mainly from Europe.
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Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:30 UTC
EU and Brazil address the 2007 strategic partnership and bilateral relations

Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin currently acting as President while Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in Argentina for the CELAC meeting, met in Brasilia with the Executive Vice-president of the European Commission Frans Timmermans to address deepening of bilateral relations, in the framework of the 2007 strategic partnership existent between the European Union and Latin America's largest economy .
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