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Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Uruguayan authorities to negotiate the purchase of booster vaccines for foreigners with Pfizer
Uruguay's Secretary to the Presidency Álvaro Delgado is to meet with the regional manager of the Pfizer laboratory to finalize the details for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines with which the administration of President Luis L...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:24:00 GMT
Cubana de Aviación to return to Argentina next month but domestic air services stay grounded
Cuba's flag carrier Cubana de Aviación has announced it would resume flight between Havana and Buenos Aires starting Nov. 20. The airline will also offer a weekly service to Cayo Coco as of Dec. 27.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:03:00 GMT
Fuel goes up in Brazil amid international surge in crude oil
Brazil's oil company Petrobras Monday decreed an increase in the price of gasoline of 7.04% at refineries and 9.15% in the case of diesel fuel, it was announced. These adjustments were to impact the price consumers pay at pumps...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:32:00 GMT
Bolivia's FM says no lithium deal discussed with Russia's Gazprom
Bolivia's Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta Sunday denied press reports according to which he had reached an agreement with the Russian government to exploit lithium from the Salar de Uyuni during his recent trip to Moscow.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Cuban July protester gets 10-year jail sentence
A Cuban court has sentenced Roberto Pérez Fonseca to 10 years imprisonment for allegedly attacking police officers “with stones and bottles,” during the July 11-12 nationwide demonstrations, it was reported Saturday.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:54:00 GMT
Colombian forces arrest most wanted drug trafficker Otoniel
Colombian authorities have arrested Dairo Antonio Úsuga David in a military operation on the El Yoki hill, located in the San Pablo de Necoclí village (Antioquia), it was reported during the weekend.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:13:00 GMT
Blinken says the US has plans to curb Amazon deforestation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday announced while on an official trip to Colombia that his country would launch a regional pact to reduce deforestation throughout the Amazon

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:03:00 GMT
Former Uruguayan torturer Gilberto Vázquez dies
Retired Uruguayan Colonel Gilberto Vázquez has died Friday while serving a prison sentence for his crimes against humanity during the military regime (1973-1985).

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 08:21:00 GMT
World Travel Awards highlight Bariloche and Cancún
The Argentine city of Bariloche has received a special mention at the World Travel Awards (WTA) while the entire country was chosen as a "South America's leading destination," it was announced during a ceremony in Dubai.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:49:00 GMT
Another Colombian patient denied euthanasia
Víctor Escobar's right under Colombian law to die with dignity has been put on hold Friday because he "is not a terminal patient," it was reported.



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