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Thu, 20 May 2021 08:39:00 GMT
Astra-Zeneca vaccines produced jointly by Mexico and Argentina almost ready for delivery
The first batch of Oxford-Astra Zeneca anticoronavirus vaccines produced jointly by Mexico and Argentina are almost ready to start shipping, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Wednesday.

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:57:00 GMT
Colombians march against hosting Copa America amid social unrest
Dozens of Colombian fans gathered Tuesday in front of the headquarters of the Colombian Football Federation to demand that the Copa America is not held in the conflict-ridden country, where over 40 deaths have been recorded ove...

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:27:00 GMT
Argentina can take on Copa America by itself if protocols are observed, says Fernández
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday insisted his country is capable of hosting singlehandedly the Copa America football competition despite 35,543 new cases of Covid-19 and 745 deaths in one day for a record total of...

Wed, 19 May 2021 17:12:00 GMT
US lawmaker unveils list of corrupt Central American officials; another list expected in June
Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), the sole Central American serving in Congress and Co-Chair of the Central Americans Caucus, today praised a list prepared and released at her request by the U.S. State Department identifyi...

Wed, 19 May 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Ecuador: Darwin Arch off Galapagos falls down due to erosion
The Darwin Arch, a natural rock in the Ecuadorean Province of Galapagos, has collapsed due to “natural erosion,” the Ministry of the Environment and Water reported late on Monday.

Tue, 18 May 2021 09:55:00 GMT
General strike still on for Wednesday as Colombia's government reluctant to demilitarize country
Colombia's President Iván Duque Monday ordered a mass deployment of the public force to clear the roads of peaceful demonstrations he considers to be “an act of sabotage.”

Tue, 18 May 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Bolivian Minister lashes out at Chilean senator for comments regarding railroad test
Bolivia's Minister of Public Works, Édgar Montaño, Monday rated Chilean senator José Miguel Insulza's comments urging to resume the test of the La Paz-Arica railroad as “irresponsible.”

Tue, 18 May 2021 08:55:00 GMT
OAS says Hamas is a terrorist group
The Organization of American States (OAS) Monday added the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas -founded in 1987- to the list of terrorist groups, following its recent rocket attacks against Israel, it was announced in Washi...

Tue, 18 May 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Costa Rica on the verge of joining OECD
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Monday welcomed the approval by the Legislative Assembly to his country's joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Sat, 15 May 2021 09:12:00 GMT
Chile going to polls this weekend to elect Constitutional Convention to replace Pinochet-era text
Chile is about to write another chapter in its history this coming weekend when members of an Assembly to write up a new constitution to replace the one left by the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet are elected.



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