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Sat, 22 May 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Latin America new covid-19 epicenter; labs vow to help but hold on to vaccine patents
The total number of deaths due to covid-19 in Latin American countries has crossed for the first time the psychological barrier of one million people, it was reported Friday.

Fri, 21 May 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Last LATAM Argentina Airbus flies back home from Aeroparque which halts regional flights
Operation of regional flights at the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA)'s only airfield commonly known as Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport (AEP/SABE), which reopened recently following renovations, have been shifted to the ...

Fri, 21 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT
No Copa America for Colombia – where then?
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Thursday decided to reschedule the Copa America matches which were going to be played in Colombia starting next month but has yet to confirm the new venues.

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Biden picks for Western Hemisphere career diplomat who favors sanctions against Venezuela
US President Joseph Biden's candidate for the office of Undersecretary of the State Department for the Western Hemisphere, Brian A. Nichols, has said sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro regime must continue.

Thu, 20 May 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Duque picks Colombia's Vice President Ramírez for the Foreign Ministry
After Foreign Minister Claudia Blum handed in her resignation last week due to the social and political unrest Colombia is going through, President Iván Duque chose to appoint Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez as her succes...

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.



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