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Brasile USA
Brazil’s Trade Balance Records US$50.995 Billion Surplus in 2020, Below Median Estimate US$51.2 Billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the coronavirus pandemic affecting imports more than exports, Brazil recorded a positive balance of US$50.995 (R$265) billion in foreign trade in 2020. This represents an increase of 6.2% over the 2019 trade balance. However, the 2020 result fell below the projected median of US$51.2 ...
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Brasile Regno Unito
Mexico Offers Political Asylum to Julian Assange
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Mexican government is offering political asylum to WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, announced President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday, January 4th. "I'm going to ask the Foreign Minister to carry out the relevant procedures to request that the UK government releases Mr. Assange and ...
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Brasile
Chile’s Unemployment Eases to 10,8% but Still Several Points Above 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile's unemployment rate eased to 10.8% between September and November, the government said in the last day of 2020, but remained well above the same period the previous year as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on the economy of the world's top copper producer. ...
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Brasile USA Argentina
Argentina’s Progressive Agenda Rekindles Left-wing in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The legal abortion law passed on December 29th in Argentina has mobilized the Latin American left-wing. Having lost the hegemony of the start of this century, when virtually the whole continent was ruled by progressive governments, its few returns to power were hampered by economic ...
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Brasile India
Brazil Diplomatic Push to Guarantee Shipment of India Made AstraZeneca Vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil made a diplomatic push on Monday, January 4th, to guarantee an Indian-made shipment of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, hoping to avoid export restrictions that could delay immunizations during the world's second-deadliest outbreak. In parallel, Brazil's private clinics struck a preliminary deal for an ...
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Brasile USA Argentina
Dry Weather Threatens Southern Brazil and Eastern Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Dry weather across some of the major producing regions in South America is putting upward pressure on corn and soybean prices at the start the new year. Dryness is expected to continue through the short term across southern Brazil and especially in the main-producing states ...
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USA
New York Exchange Halts Plan to Delist Chinese Firms: Live Business Updates
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Cina Nigeria
The Importance Of Wang Yi’s Visit To Nigeria
For many years now, China- Africa relations have metamorphosed into something bigger and more vital for the two parties. China has always placed Africa on its foreign itinerary with Chinese Foreign Ministers making it a call of duty to visit Africa annually. This year 2021 will not be different, it ...
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Cina USA Regno Unito
China Debunks Claims Of COVID-19 Spilling From Wuhan Lab
United States Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger’s allegation that the coronavirus had slipped out of a lab in China’s eastern Wuhan city is false, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said yesterday. On Sunday, UK media quoted Pottinger as saying during a virtual conference with foreign politicians last week ...
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Kenya
The winners and losers in post-Covid-19 era Kenya
Schools are not just institutions to educate our children; they are also business centres. Check their budgets. Tourism and leisure will also pick up