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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 23:38:00 GMT
Argentina: Rio Santiago Shipyards to deliver new boat after 9 years
The Argentine Río Santiago Shipyard (ARS) is to launch the 94th Navy Cadet Instruction Boat (LICA) Ciudad de Ensenada this coming Monday, Oct. 18, which will mark the facility's first delivery after nine years, during which it...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:31:00 GMT
LATAM Group requests an extension of the restructuring deadline to November 26
Latam this week requested the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York an extension of the deadline to lodge its restructuring plan until 26 November. The request "supports the continuity of the advances in neg...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Uruguay to make vaccination an option for tourists after borders reopen
Uruguay's Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera Thursday announced his country would include COVID-19 vaccination to incoming foreign travellers when the country's borders are fully reopened.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Death of Venezuelan political prisoner rattles Washington DC
Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday pledged he would ask the United Nations to request the exhumation and autopsy of the late Venezuelan General Raúl Baduel, who died of COVID-19 while...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Argentina's Domestic Trade Secretary announces price freezing agreement to be policed by social and political organizations
Argentina's newly-appointed Domestic Trade Secretary Roberto Feletti Thursday announced authorities would closely monitor compliance on the part of retailers regarding 1,247 food and other basic items made available at affordab...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:20:00 GMT
IDB 2022 Annual Assembly to be held in Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold its 2022 annual meeting of governors between March 17 and 20, 2022 at the most exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este, it was announced this week in Washington DC.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Peruvian President praises China's meaning to his country's exports
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Thursday highlighted China's importance as a strategic Asia-Pacific partner in terms of foreign trade and investments.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:20:00 GMT
US returns to UN Human Rights Council next January after a four year absence
The United States is returning to the United Nations Human Rights Council next January, after having withdrawn in 2018 under the Donald Trump administration. Washington secured 168 votes, far more than the simple majority of 97...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Bolivian Government backtracks on controversial bill
Bolivia's Minister of the Presidency María Nela Prada Thursday announced the Government had decided to withdraw the Bill Against the Legitimation of Illicit Profits in a move to avoid further confrontation among fellow nationa...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:47:00 GMT
FIFA's Infantino suggests holding the 2030 World Cup in Israel, Palestine and friendly neighbors
In 1930 Uruguay won the first Football world Jules Rimet Cup after defeating Argentina in the final game. The two countries with other members of Mercosur, possibly Paraguay and Chile have/had hopes of organizing the 2030 major...



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