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• Milei plan to privatise Argentina river sparks fears among local communities

  20-11-2024 18:06
  
  Communities on Paraná River fear privatisation of waterway operations will destroy way of life River communities in Argentina fear that Javier Milei’s plans to privatise operations on a key shipping route could lead to environmental damage and destroy their way of life.Since taking office almost a year ago, the self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” president has pledged to privatise a number of the state’s assets. The latest is the Paraguay-Paraná waterway &ndash
  
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• Brazil celebrates Black Consciousness Day as national holiday for first time

  20-11-2024 11:30
  
  Legacy of African Brazilians honored on 329th anniversary of resistance leader Zumbi’s death by Portuguese forcesDuring the more than 350 years during which slavery was legal in Brazil, harsh conditions prompted a string of uprisings, often resulting in the establishment of quilombos – independent communities formed by escaped Africans who were formerly enslaved, and their descendants.None were more prominent than the one known as Palmares, where, in the 17th century, as many as 11,0
  
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