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Five Argentine provinces report active forest fires | News

The National Fire Management Service of Argentina reported this Tuesday that at least five provinces continue with active forest fires. READ ALSO: Rains reduce intensity of forest fires in Argentina The report was published on the Twitter account of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and details that there are active outbreaks in the …

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Electoral Commission is ready for elections in Barbados | News

The Electoral Commission of Barbados reported that everything is ready for the planned general elections to be held in the country this Wednesday, in compliance with the biosecurity protocols by Covid-19. READ ALSO: Barbados is getting ready for parliamentary elections on January 19 The entity’s president, Leslie Haynes QC, told the media on Monday that …

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They denounce a decree that affects the protection of caves in Brazil | News

The Brazilian Society for the Study of Chiroptera (SBEQ) denounced that Presidential Decree 10,935, which modifies part of the protection regulations for Brazilian caves, is an affront to existing legislation and increases the environmental impacts of mining activity in the country. READ ALSO: Brazil sets record in pesticide use in 2021 “In Brazil, caves in …

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Venezuela receives 3.1 million anticovid vaccines through Covax | News

Venezuela received a new shipment with 3.1 million Chinese vaccines against Covid-19 acquired through the Covax mechanism. READ ALSO: President of Venezuela receives credentials of Peruvian ambassador Through its account on the social network Twitter, the Venezuelan Ministry of Health specified on Monday that 3,100,800 vaccines had arrived in the country “to strengthen the Plan …

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Alert due to power outages in Uruguay after heavy rains | News

After registering in Montevideo in just one hour its monthly average of rains, the public company National Administration of Usinas and Electric Transmissions (UTE) of Uruguay reported that around 18:00 (local time) around 14,000 clients remain affected throughout the country. READ ALSO: Paraguay faces another day of forest fires “Likewise, 300 damaged columns have been …

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Barbados is getting ready for the parliamentary elections on January 19 | News

The Caribbean island of Barbados is getting ready to hold its first parliamentary elections on January 19 after becoming the youngest nation in the world last November, after resigning from the Queen of England as head of state. READ ALSO: Barbados calls historic elections for next January 19 In these elections, a total of 108 …

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Salvadoran Justice frees a woman imprisoned for having an abortion | News

The Justice of El Salvador granted conditional release to a woman on Monday after nine years in prison for the crime of aggravated homicide committed by allegedly having an abortion. READ ALSO: Pardon three Salvadoran women convicted of abortion According to the Citizen Group for the Decriminalization of Abortion, the woman was the victim of …

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Uruguay borders on eight thousand daily cases of coronavirus | News

Uruguay touched on Monday the eight thousand daily cases of coronavirus to exceed the 520 thousand infections of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. READ ALSO: Uruguay begins vaccination against Covid-19 in children The Uruguayan National Emergency System (Sinae) indicated that 7,994 cases and five deaths due to the coronavirus were reported in the …

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At least 145 social leaders were assassinated in Colombia during 2021 | News

The Colombian Ombudsman confirmed on Monday the murder of at least 145 social leaders and human rights defenders in the South American country during 2021. READ ALSO: They assassinate a social leader in Arauca, number three in just 17 days of 2022 The Colombian ombudsman indicated that despite the fact that the figure is lower …

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They assassinate a social leader in Arauca, number three in Colombia in just 17 days of 2022 | News

The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) denounced this Monday the assassination of another social leader in Colombia, this time the unfortunate incident occurred in Arauquita, located in the department of Arauca. READ ALSO: 21 years after the paramilitary massacre in Chengue, Colombia Indepaz details that the victim responded to the name of …

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Bolivian government calls for dialogue with opponents of the anti-covid fight | News

The Minister of Health and Sports of Bolivia, Jeyson Auza, urged dialogue with sectors of society, called anti-vaccines, to explain the benefits of the doses against Covid-19, after the blockades announced by these groups against the health measures implemented. by the Bolivian Government to curb the rise in infections. READ ALSO: President Arce repatriates Bolivian …

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Brazil exceeds 23 million infections by Covid-19 | News

The National Council of Secretaries of Health (Conass) of Brazil announced that the country reached 23,000,657 infections by Covid-19 on Sunday, since the beginning of the pandemic, which represents almost 11 percent of its population, after registering some cases on the last day. READ ALSO: Brazilian indigenous people demand the immunization of all their children …

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Rains reduce intensity of forest fires in several provinces of Argentina | News

The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina reported this Monday that the rains recorded during the weekend allowed to appease the situation of forest fires that affect some areas of the country, in the midst of the heat wave that is experienced there. READ ALSO: Buenos Aires registers 41.5 degrees, second historical maximum …

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