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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 04:47 UTC

French supermarket chain to halt sales of Mercosur meat to boycott FTA

Mercosur meat might “flood the French market with meat that does not meet its requirements and standards,” Carrefour's CEO feared

Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard announced this week that his company would not be selling meat imported from the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) in a move to prevent the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union from pulling through. France's largest supermarke...

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ICC issues arrest warrants against Israel's PM and others

The measure was in acquiescense to Chief Prosecutor Karin Khan's request filed back in May

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The relationship between Milei and Villarruel is reduced to institutional matters

Given the current tension between Milei and Villarruel, her running again for the Vice Presidency in 2027 would seem out of the question

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“Stop making politics with Malvinas”, yelled a crowd against Tierra del Fuego officials

Senator Maria Eugenia Dure

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Petrobras to spend US$ 111 billion in five years to consolidate as South America’s top oil and gas producer

US$ 77 billion of the total is earmarked for oil and gas exploration and production activities

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Sleuths found evidence regarding the plan by the military to poison Lula and eliminate Alckmin and De Moraes

Brazilian army officers arrested for planning to kill Lula

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Defense Secretary John Healy addressing the Commons and announcing plans to save £500m over five years

UK to ax amphibious assault ships, a frigate 31 helicopters and obsolete drones

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The ANR has many political leaders under the microscope, such as former President Horacio Cartes, who has been declared as “most corrupt” by the US

Paraguay's ruling party to tackle corruption within its ranks

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API opposes California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, requiring 100% EV sales by 2035, which they argue restricts options and increase dependence on Chinese minerals

US Petroleum lobby presents Trump a policy roadmap to ensure US leadership in global energy

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