Chile’s government widened areas under a state of emergency Friday amid wildfires that have consumed some 8,000 hectares (19,700 acres) as the South American nation endures a summer heat wave …
Category: World
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International relationsWorld
Mercosur’s proposal for relaunching EU trade agreement: the sticking points
Mercosur has a concrete proposal to relaunch the trade agreement with the European Union. Qualified sources at the Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero expressed this sentiment on Wednesday …
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Latin AmericaWorld
Brazilian senator says Bolsonaro aide suggested conspiracy in meeting with ex-president
A Brazilian senator said on Thursday that a close aide to far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro had tried to persuade him to join a conspiracy to annul the October elections that …
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Human rightsLatin AmericaSociety
Peru protests: Amnesty to investigate “possible crimes under international law”
by Amy BoothHuman rights watchdog Amnesty International has sent a crisis team to Peru to investigate “serious human rights violations and possible crimes under international law”, in the context of the deadly …
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International relationsWorld
Scholz urges swift EU-Mercosur free trade deal on first South America trip
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday urged a swift conclusion to talks on a free trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur South American trade bloc, on the …
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President Alberto Fernández will meet with Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholtz on Saturday, January 28, at the Foreign Ministry’s San Martín Palace in Buenos Aires, together with Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero. …
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International relationsWorld
Argentina and the United States celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations
Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and United States Ambassador Marc Stanley celebrated today the 200th anniversary of bilateral relations between Argentina and the US in the Palacio San Martín in Buenos …
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International relationsLatin AmericaPolitics
U.S. envoy: OAS “only organization where all are committed to defending democracy”
by Amy BoothDays after the CELAC summit in Buenos Aires, Francisco Mora, U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), has described the OAS as “the only organization where democratically elected …
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President Alberto Fernández met with U.S. President Joe Biden’s Special Advisor for the Americas, Christopher Dodd, to discuss bilateral and regional co-operation following the CELAC summit in Buenos Aires on …
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Dollar & PesoEconomicsLatin America
A common currency for Argentina and Brazil: what the experts say
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made his first official visit to Argentina with the goal of signing a series of bilateral integration agreements and participating in the CELAC …