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Montevideo, December 19th 2025 - 05:57 UTC

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  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

    Omicron becomes dominant strain worldwide, WHO says

    At this rate ... more than 50% of Europeans will be infected with Omicron in the next six-eight weeks, Kluge forecast

    The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday admitted Omicron variant of the coronavirus was already the dominant one worldwide, accounting for almost 60% of the cases.

  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

    Falklands and LATAM confirm there is no date for resumption of flights

    ”While there is no confirmed restart date, LATAM continues to evaluate the situation together with the competent authorities.”

    The Falkland Islands Government and LATAM Airlines Group have denied that a date for the resumption of passenger flights to South America has been agreed upon. Recently international media reports had suggested LATAM Brazil had requested regular flights connecting Mount Pleasant airport and São Paulo to resume by the start of February.

  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

    Guyana's rice exports back on track thanks to Gov't help

    “We now have close to about 42 countries where we are exporting rice,” Mustapha said

    Guyana's exports for the year 2021 of approximately 434,535 tons of rice, paddy, and its by-products meant US $ 201 million in revenues, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, after new export markets such as the British Virgin Islands (BVI) as well as Estonia and Slovenia were added to the list of buyers.

  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

    Taiwan grants Paraguay zero tariffs to import 11 products

    The Taiwanese Embassy in Asunción has conveyed to the Paraguayan Government tariffs had been cut down to zero for the purchase of 11 Paraguayan products under the Economic Cooperation Agreement already in force between the two countries.

  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    Magawa, the detecting landmines Hero-Rat has died and APOPO staff praise its achievements

    Magawa was among the most successful rats ever trained by the charity, and was the first rat in its 77-year history to receive the PDSA accolade.

    A hero rat who was commended for his outstanding service detecting landmines has died. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat trained to find unexploded ordnance, was retired last year.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:50 UTC

    Argentina's covid Miracle

    Professor Stiglitz with Argentine economy minister Martin Guzmán

    By Joseph Stiglitz – Unlike the United States, which could spend one-quarter of its GDP protecting its economy from the COVID-19 fallout, Argentina entered the pandemic with the deck stacked against it. Yet, thanks to the current government’s policies to strengthen the real economy, the country has been enjoying a remarkable recovery.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:45 UTC

    Emerging Economies Must Prepare for Fed Policy Tightening

    Prices are rising at the fastest pace in almost four decades and the tight labor market has started to feed into wage increases

    IMF Blog by Stephan Danninger, Kenneth Kang and Helene Poirson (*) – For most of last year, investors priced in a temporary rise in inflation in the United States given the unsteady economic recovery and a slow unraveling of supply bottlenecks.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:41 UTC

    North Sea Oil Operators Set For Near Record Cash Flows

    The UK government is not willing to shut down the sector that provides 73% of the UK’s energy and meets 47% of its natural gas demand.

    By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – UK North Sea operators will see near-record cash margins and profits this year as they will look to extend field lives amid high oil and gas prices in a “now or never” regulatory environment, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie says.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:37 UTC

    Norwegian and Royal Caribbean announce canceling of scheduled cruises

    All “Norwegian Star” cruises with embarkation dates through and including March 19, 2022 have been cancelled

    Norwegian Cruise Line which this week was expected to begin trips along with the Argentine and Chilean coasts, as well as Antarctica cruises, has surprisingly announced it was cancelling its South American operations this season because of covid-19 related circumstances which have forced the company to reschedule its global plans.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    European Parliament Speaker David Sassoli dead at 65

    Sassoli had been hospitalized since December 26 owing to “a serious complication due to a dysfunction of the immune system.”

    Former Italian journalist David Sassoli, who was currently holding the office of president of the European Parliament, has passed away at the age of 65. His spokesperson Robert Cuillo conveyed the news on Twitter, writing that Mr. Sassoli had died at 1.15 am Jan. 11 at a hospital in Aviano, Italy.