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BUENOS AIRES, June 30 (Reuters) – Argentina’s economic slumped 4.2% in April from a year earlier, the country’s official INDEC statistics agency said on Friday, the worst drop since October 2020 and far lower than the 1.5% decline forecast by analysts as farming production slid. The South American nation is the world’s top exporter of processed soy, the No. 3 for corn and an important wheat supplier, but the most recent harvest was pummeled by one of the country’s worst droughts in history. Government data showed that agriculture and fishing had the worst results for the month, with the former…

The civil unrest has delivered a serious blow to the recovery of Peru’s tourism sector. Tourism officials need to counter the negative publicity — especially around Machu Picchu — to reassure aspiring tourists of the country’s safety. They also need to nudge government officials to resolve the crisis. Peru’s post-pandemic recovery will take longer than expected because of the violent political protests that started in December. As the protests continue, the country’s competitiveness as a tourist destination is at risk if the political situation isn’t resolved and images of unrest and chaos stay in the international spotlight. Peru is off…

The full-scale war in Ukraine, alongside conflict elsewhere and climate-driven upheaval meant more people than ever remained uprooted from their homes last year, heightening the urgency for immediate, collective action to alleviate the causes and impact of displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today. UNHCR’s flagship annual report, Global Trends in Forced Displacement 2022, found that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuses stood at a record 108.4 million, up 19.1 million on a year earlier, which was the biggest ever increase. The upward trajectory in global forced displacement…

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is expected to pay a state visit to China this year, the Akorda press service reported, following Tokayev’s meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Zhang Xiao, on March 14. Both sides highlighted the significance of tightening bilateral relations and expanding economic, investment, cultural, and humanitarian ties. They stressed the relevance of the China + Central Asia (C+C5) Summit in the Chinese city of Xi’an in May, which will be held for the first time. President Tokayev told the Chinese ambassador that he highly appreciated the peacekeeping efforts of Chinese President Xi Jinping for a political settlement of…

Over the past 30 years, Kazakhstan has built up a productive cooperation with the United Nations, being a coherent advocate and active promoter of its ideals and goals, First Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov said at a March 10 event marking the three decades of UN presence in the country. Umarov noted the international community had implemented and recognized many of Kazakhstan’s initiatives proposed from the high rostrum of the UN. These initiatives include well-established dialogue platforms such as the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, and the…

Gross domestic product expanded 5.2 percent last year, the INDEC national statistics bureau reported on Wednesday. The figure was down from the pandemic rebound growth of 10.3 percent in 2021, but the data shows that Argentina recorded a second consecutive year of growth following a slump in the previous three years. The improvement in GDP was consumer-led (up 9.4 percent) with exports up 5.7 percent and gross fixed capital formation at 10.9 percent, the INDEC report itemised. Broken down by activity, the hotels and restaurants sector stood out (35 percent growth), followed by mines and quarries (up 13.5 percent) and…

A Philippine columnist has said that AUKUS cooperation is negative for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. AUKUS was announced in 2021, under which Washington and London will support Canberra in building nuclear-powered submarines. On Monday, the U.S. President and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom announced that Australia will buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published an operational report from the front as of 18:00 on February 22. It is reported that the Russian army is attacking in five directions and shelling Kharkov. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine writes about this on Facebook. The main statement from the command: Earlier we wrote that the Belarusian border guards accused the Ukrainian military of demonstrating “threatening and indecent gestures . ” The war in Ukraine has been going on for 364 days. We follow the news on February 22 in our online . Earlier we summed up the 363rd day of the war . In…

The armed forces of Ukraine attacked enemy positions in occupied Mariupol (Donetsk region) and destroyed two fuel depots. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the message of the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko in Telegram . “We also confirm the liquidation of two fuel depots,” the message reads. It is noted that fuel warehouses were located at the bases of the occupiers in the Kalmius district. “Good. There will be more,” Andryushchenko added. We will remind you that in the morning of February 22, explosions rang out again in the temporarily occupied Mariupol. In front of the “cotton”, the occupiers turned on…

DONETSK, February 22 – RIA Novosti. Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin  said that Ukrainian shelling on holidays could become more intense, air defense in the republic is working in an enhanced mode.”There is information that in the next 2-3 days shelling from the Ukrainian armed formations will intensify. Our artillery units are conducting active battery and counter-battery combat, air defense is in enhanced mode,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.The acting head of the DPR also asked residents not to go outside again.source: ria