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Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Nicaragua's regime arrests yet another dissident voice
Nicaragua's regime has arrested 79-year-old former diplomat Edgar Parrales. The former priest was one of the few critical voices still active within the Central American country, where dozens of opposition leaders have been eit...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:04:00 GMT
Peru's Congressional Committee declares Evo persona non grata
A Committee within Peru's Congress Monday agreed to declare former Bolivian President Evo Morales a persona non grata for meddling with internal politics, it was announced.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 23:02:00 GMT
Kast is very much anti-Argentine, says ambassador
Argentina's Ambassador in Santiago, Rafael Bielsa, said right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast, who finished first in Sunday's elections was an anti-Argentine Pinochetist "that dares speak its name" and likened him to former U...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 22:58:00 GMT
Vigilante group on horseback fends off Mapuche attack
Residents of the Argentine town of El Bolson Sunday confronted reasoning Mapuches on horseback and kept them from doing any further damage as authorities failed to provide an institutional response to the increasing unrest caus...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Fears of devaluation loom over Argentina as Central Bank reserves run almost dry
Argentine Economy Minister desperately needs to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, because the Central Bank (BCRA) has only US $ 800 million left in cash with which to intervene in the loca...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Venezuela's PSUV grabs most of the seats at stake amid poor turnout
With 58% of Venezuelans not showing up to vote, the ruling PSUV Sunday won regional and local elections by a landslide.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Malvinas Islands' crest in all Tierra del Fuego sportswear and school uniforms
In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War, in 2022, the Argentine Tierra del Fuego province legislative passed several bills making it mandatory that all teams' sportswear in all the different compet...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Colombia-Ecuador border to reopen Dec.1, presidents agree
The Presidents of Colombia (Iván Duque) and Ecuador (Guillermo Lasso), Sunday agreed to reopen the borders between the two countries as of Dec. 1 after they were closed in March 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 09:43:00 GMT
Nicaragua pulling out from OAS, FM announces
Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Friday announced his country has started procedures to withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS), because it does "not respond to the interests of their respective people...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Millions of Argentines do not show up for their second doses of Covid-19 vaccines
Argentine Health authorities Friday expressed a growing concern after over 8 million people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine failed to show up at their scheduled appointments to complete the immunization cycle, i...



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