Stories for August 19th 2022 — MercoPress

Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa said Thursday during an event at the Council of the Americas that unemployment had fallen to 6.7%. He added that his country had a great amount of resources, but was not rich, although it was full of rich people.

This guide sets out who needs to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains other rules that cover travel to Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty signed in Washington on December 1, 1959 preserves the Antarctic continent for peaceful and scientific use.

Chile’s lower house adopted an internal regulation where MPs will have to submit a hair sample for a toxicology test and draw lots for the first 78 out of 150 of them, who will have to adhere to the new indicator.

Argentina’s Alberto Fernández called on Thursday for an end to the blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires organized by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), where he currently holds the presidency pro tempore.

Peruvian regular forces killed between 10 and 15 members of the Shining Path rebel group during an “Operation Patriot” deployment in which rebel leader Victor Quispe Palomino, also known as “Comrade José”, managed to escape despite being shot. injure

Spanish company Aena has been awarded the management of Sao Paulo’s old Congonhas airport for the next 30 years after it was the only company to submit a bid, it was reported on Thursday.

The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers expedition to attempt skiing to the Geographic South Pole has shortlisted three candidates for the upcoming challenge in November, which coincides with the 150th anniversary of the birth of legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the Pole of the South. in 1911.

As Europe plans to take steps to rebuild its ties with Latin America after Moscow and Beijing sneaked in as the region’s most important new partners, the foreign ministers of China and Chile held a phone conversation earlier this week, it was reported. .