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Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Maduro appoints jailed ally, with pending extradition to US, to political talks with the opposition in Mexico
Venezuela has announced that it will incorporate the government delegation in negotiations with the political opposition in Mexico, Alex Saab, a close ally jailed in Cape Verde, Africa who is to be extradited to the United Stat...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Argentine government said to be eyeing injecting pesos into the market to bounce back from electoral loss
The Frente de Todos coalition ruling Argentina is said to be going through an internal crisis following last Sunday's results at the Mandatory, Simultaneous and Open Primary (PASO) elections where it lost some 4.8 million votes...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:01:00 GMT
Uruguayan government warns border municipalities that reopening of border crossings with Argentina will take two months
Uruguayan federal authorities Monday conveyed to mayors of Salto (Andrés Lima), Paysandú (Nicolás Olivera) and Río Negro (Omar Lafluf) that the reopening of land crossings with Argentina will take at least two more months.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Paraguayan Ambassador in Cuba dies of COVID-19
Paraguay's Ambassador to Cuba Bernardino Cano Radil has died Sunday of COVID-19 in Havanna, it was reported. He was 65.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:29:00 GMT
Arrests, protests and looting in Santiago on the anniversary of the military coup
Some eleven people were arrested in Chile following the rioting and looting in Santiago on the 48th anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet that in September 1973 overthrew the government of democratica...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:19:00 GMT
Australian intelligence worked with the CIA in the Chilean coup of 1973
Australia was involved in espionage operations in Chile during the seventies, in support of the United States CIA agency activities conspiring against the democratically elected government of Socialist Salvador Allende, ousted ...

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:05:00 GMT
Former Peruvian guerrilla leader Abimael Guzmán dies aged 86
Abimael Guzmán, former leader and founder of the infamous guerrilla movement Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) which has left some 69,000 people dead, has died Saturday in prison. He was 86.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:16:00 GMT
Azul returning to Uruguay in November from Porto Alegre
Brazilian carrier Azul will resume flights to Uruguay as of November 10 with the reopening of the Porto Alegre-Montevideo route four times a week.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:37:00 GMT
Ex Bolivian police chief jailed for 2019 deaths prosecutors first chose not to investigate
Former Bolivian Police chief Javier Fuad Vaca has been placed under preventive arrest Friday for his alleged involvement in crimes during the 2019 uprising which resulted in the overthrowing of President Evo Morales.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 08:49:00 GMT
Chilean Port of Arica to demand advance collection of Bolivian import charges after August's fees unpaid
The Chilean port of Arica has announced it would seek to collect Septermber's dues in advance for Bolivian imports after that country's Port Services Administration (ASP-B) warned it would not be paying for services used during...



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