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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Full lockdown in four Colombian cities going through third wave of covid-19
The Colombian government Tuesday imposed a full-scale lockdown on the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta as new covid-19 infections push Intensive Care Units to their limit, it was reported.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Argentine Vice-President and aides acquitted in Central Bank “future dollar” case
Argentina's top penal court of appeals Tuesday acquitted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2008-2015) and her aide Axel Kiciloff of all charges in the so-called future dollar case, because there had been no dama...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Argentine president tells US envoy there will be no new Chinese base
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday told US National Security Council advisor Juan Gonzalez that "there will be no foreign bases," it was reported.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:59:00 GMT
To curb spread of Manaus coronavirus strain, France bans flights to Brazil
France's government has banned all flights to/from Brazil effective following the increase of covid-19 cases of the Manaus strain detected in the European nation.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:32:00 GMT
Argentina finished Antarctica Summer Campaign without Covid-19 cases
Argentina's 2020/2021 Antarctic campaign successfully finished last week after the arrival of the Argentine Navy icebreaker “Almirante Irízar” at the port of Buenos Aires without registering any positive case of Covid-19 a...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:54:00 GMT
Argentina: Experts advise further restrictions necessary to curb coronavirus spread
Argentine Chief of Cabinet, Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Monday met online with a committee of experts to assess the country's current covid situation. The recommendation was, as expected, harsher restric...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:54:00 GMT
Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori likely candidates for Peru's presidential runoff
Ultra-leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party and perennial conservative contender Keiko Fujimori looked poised to advance to the runoff after Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) had counted 93...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Chile's Central Bank monthly report foresees 2021 inflation at 3.2%
Chile's monthly report issued by the Central Bank Monday forecast inflation to close 2021 with a cumulative 3.2%, with no significant changes in sight for 2022 and 2023.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Guterres endorses millionaire's tax to help fight covid-19
UN Secretary-General António Guterres Monday agreed with several world leaders on the convenience to tax the wealthiest, so that States have more resources to support the vulnerable population which has been severely affected ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Major setback for Evo's party: none of its candidates win governors' elections in Bolivia
As the results of Sunday's departmental elections in Bolivia were becoming known Monday, former President Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) recorded one defeat after another.



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