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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Yet another setback for Keiko Fujimori's legal effort to become President of Peru
Peru's National Elections Jury (JNE) Tuesday found seven additional appeals from conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori against the outcome of June 6's presidential elections to be unfounded.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:21:00 GMT
Biden calls Duque to make sure Colombia remains US top ally in the region
US President Joseph Biden Monday telephoned his Colombian colleague Iván Duque in what the first direct talk between the two leaders since the 78-year-old Democrat took office on January 20.1

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:18:00 GMT
Eastern lifts Guayaquil route from Miami but JetBlue adds flights from New York
US carrier Eastern Airlines, which started the nonstop Miami-Montevideo route just last week, has announced that as of July it will be lifting flights to Guayaquil until further notice.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Tierra del Fuego plans to vote a bill banning salmon farming in the province's waters
The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego will be voting a bill on Wednesday to ban salmon farming in the waters of the extreme south territory, according to reports in the Ushuaia media.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:49:00 GMT
Colombian Government offers reward to capture shooters of presidential helicopter
The Government of Colombia has offered a US $ 795,000 reward in exchange for information leading to the capture of those behind the shooting of President Ivan's Duque helicopter last week.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Argentina ups restrictions on travellers from abroad
The Government of Argentina has decided to up its restriction on inbound travelers as of Saturday, in a move to prevent further cases of the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant from entering the country.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Colombian President Duque unharmed as his helicopter is fired at
The helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Dique was fired on Friday. No casualties were reported.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Brazil eases entry restrictions on entry to Venezuelan migrants through Roraima land crossing
Brazil's Federal Government has allowed international land border crossings to and from Venezuela for residents of adjacent cities who shall be required to produce a borderline resident ID card, according to a new measure publi...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Mexican government accused of spying on non-acquiescent columnists
The Mexican government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been accused this week of mounting an espionage scheme to intimidate journalists, it was reported by the newspaper El Universal.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Russia to the world: Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are our Latin American allies
Russia reiterated this week its support for Latin American allies, mainly Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua given the standing “external threats,” stated Moscow's defence minister General Sergey Shoigu who underlined the histor...



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