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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Uruguay has vaccinated 70% of its population with two doses against COVID-19; Brazil only 26.83%
Uruguay's Public Health Ministry (MSP) Tuesday announced 70% of the population had already received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines such as CoronaVac, Pfizer or AstraZeneca, while a private survey showed only 26.83% of Brazilian...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:36:00 GMT
Royal Navy helping to survey devastation in earthquake hit Haiti
Royal Navy aviators are helping to survey the devastation in Haiti as they fly dawn-to-dusk flights over the earthquake-hit Caribbean country. A helicopter from support ship RFA Wave Knight has been in the air since Friday, fly...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:11:00 GMT
Colombian President kicks off South Korean tour in search for paths to economic recovery
Colombia's President Ivan Duque has landed in Seoul to start his South Korean investment-seeking tour to try to reactivate the South American country's economy after setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:39:00 GMT
Former top Macrist officials added to list of defendants in Argentine case for smuggling guns to overthrow Evo in 2019
Argentine prosecutors Monday decided to indict top-ranking officials from the administration of former President Mauricio Macri for their alleged involvement in the supplying of weapons to Bolivian armed forces who helped overt...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Two center-left candidates to vie for Chile's presidency on November 21
Chile's Progressive Party (PRO) leader Marco EnrĂ­quez Ominami Monday announced he would run for the country's presidency, which dealt an unexpected blow to the centre-left's efforts following the launch of Christian Democrat Y...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:30:00 GMT
LATAM denies any hostile attempt to take over its Brazil operations, as reported by Wall Street Journal
LATAM Airlines strongly denied on Monday it has intentions of getting rid of its operations in Brazil, given the interest of its main competitor Azul airlines, as was reported by the Wall Street Journal indicating that there we...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:50:00 GMT
One dead and many missing as Pemex offshore plant explodes in Gulf of Mexico
Six people were initially reported injured and taken to hospitals in nearby Campeche Sunday after a Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico was set ablaze following an explosion.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:11:00 GMT
Brazilian man takes five shots against COVID-19 and was aiming for a sixth when he was caught
Rio de Janeiro city officials have reported a local man was able to get vaccinated five times in ten weeks against covid-19, presumably thanks to failures in the electronic documenting system.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Uruguay: Corruption allegations in failed pet project of former president Mujica
A major corruption scandal is unfolding in Uruguay with a pet project from former president Jose Mujica, which he tried to implement during his mandate, 2010/2015, but failed with accumulated losses of at least US$ 300 million.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Death toll from Haiti's earthquake reaches 2,207 and counting
Haitian authorities Sunday released an update of the consequences of the Aug. 14 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, according to which the death toll has reached 2,207.



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