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Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Argentine Health Pass coming up, mandatory vaccination not compulsory “for now”
Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti has admitted a Health Pass was coming up effective Dec. 1 as new strains of the coronavirus were being detected in other continents. The new pass would be mandatory for higher risk act...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Scores of Peruvians demonstrate against President Castillo and call for his removal from office
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been under heavy criticism over the past few days as people are still trying to understand who the head of state's allies is.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:29:00 GMT
LATAM presents reorganization plan, rejects Brazilian group offer, and has to wait until January 27
LATAM Airlines Group said on Friday it had filed a reorganization plan, proposing a US$8.2 billion injection of capital in a bid to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, and at the same time announced it had rejected the Braz...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:48:00 GMT
Peruvian lawmakers want Castillo impeached
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been served with a notification that a vacancy motion had been filed against him. The constitutional procedure requires "at least 40%" of the votes – 52 being the "magic number."

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:40:00 GMT
“Auxilio Brasil” intended to benefit 17 million families with monthly payments approved in Congress
The massive social welfare program, Auxilio Brasil, promoted by the administration of president Jair Bolsonaro was passed this week in the Lower House and is expected to be approved in the Senate where leaders have promised to ...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:32:00 GMT
Case of Argentine Ambassador in Bolivia to be brought before Congress in BA
Argentine opposition lawmakers have announced they would ask President Alberto Fernández to sack Adrián Basteiro as Ambassador to Bolivia after the diplomat was found engaging in domestic political acts in violation of intern...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Honduras to choose new president amid increasing violence
Honduras goes to the polls Sunday amid growing concern over increasing violence, according to the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights (former Chilean two-time President Michelle Bachelet), the Croatian MEP Želja...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:51:00 GMT
Argentine Ambassador involved in pro-Evo political demonstrations in Bolivia
Argentina's Ambassador to Bolivia Adrián Basteiro came under criticism once again Thursday for participating in a demonstration of Bolivia's ruling party Movement Towards Socialism headed by former President Evo Morales.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Conmebol names a star after Maradona on the first anniversary of his death
South America's Football Confederation (Conmebol) Thursday announced a star had been named after Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona on the first anniversary of the former player's death.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay meet in Brasilia but reach no agreement on Itaipú rates
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday did not concede an iota of what his Paraguayan counterpart Mario Abdo Benítez was seeking during a bilateral Summit in Brasilia to discuss Annex C of the Itaipú agreement regarding ...



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