Two committees of Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies approved a majority opinion on a bill to declare rhodochrosite, also known as the Inca Rose, the country’s national stone. The proposal can now be considered by the chamber.
Chile’s Senate has discussed a bill that would ban subcontracting services to call centres operating from abroad. Workers’ representatives raised concerns about centres handling users’ personal and medical information.
Belgium’s King visited the IGent building at Ghent University and saw a quantum computer. The university is a major centre for quantum research in Belgium.
Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Caputo said credit is essential for growth. Lending to the private sector has increased 170% in two and a half years, he said.
Breast cancer mortality in Argentina fell 14% between 2014 and 2024. The health ministry highlighted the importance of early detection and timely treatment.
Argentina’s National Public Sector recorded a financial surplus of 977.173 billion pesos in September. Its cumulative surplus for the first nine months was about 0.3% of GDP.
Committees in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies have begun considering a bill to protect national sovereignty. It would cover activity involving natural resources beyond hydrocarbons, including unauthorized fishing and mining.
Brazil has recorded its lowest deforestation levels on record in the Amazon and Cerrado. The country’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security reported the figures.
A 7,700-metre irrigation canal between the villages of Peronz and Diwi has opened in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province. Construction began in 2023 and was completed in 2026.
Construction has begun on the Yata Uruq al-Mar dam and canal in Afghanistan’s Faryab province. The project aims to store surface water, replenish groundwater and support sustainable agriculture.
Four people were arrested on suspicion of stealing 2.96 million afghanis from a money changer’s shop in Afghanistan’s Farah province. Two were detained in Herat and two in Farah.
US law enforcement arrested 1,296 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Nearly 350 gang members and associates were also charged with federal crimes, according to data cited by the White House.
Representatives of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan discussed education reforms, artificial intelligence programmes and cooperation in higher education. Bilateral agreements are expected to be signed in the coming days.
The foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan met in Baku on October 15. They discussed trilateral cooperation, logistics and transport corridors linking Central Asia with the Caucasus and other regions.
Armenian Deputy Finance Minister Edgar Mkrtchyan met with Italian representatives to discuss expanding financial cooperation. They considered options for preferential financing of investment projects.
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