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Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:45:00 GMTBolivian VP and 6 ministers down with COVID-19
Bolivia's Vice President David Choquehuanca and six members of the cabinet have tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:31:00 GMTFalklands and LATAM confirm there is no date for resumption of flights
The Falkland Islands Government and LATAM Airlines Group have denied that a date for the resumption of passenger flights to South America has been agreed upon. Recently international media reports had suggested LATAM Brazil had...
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMTOnce again, Argentine diplomacy major blunder, this time in Nicaragua
Argentina again commits a major diplomatic blunder, this time at the taking office ceremony of Nicaraguan president-dictator Daniel Ortega. The four-time president was reelected in what has been considered a fraudulent, illegitimate voting...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:10:00 GMTNo change in sight for downspouts – particularly of the Paraná river
The Paraná River Tuesday recorded once again a minus 46 centimeters downspout in front of the capital of the Argentine Province of Entre Ríos, thus repeating Aug. 18's all-time low, Argentine Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval) co...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:37:00 GMTOrtega sworn in for fifth term, fourth in a row, and second with his wife
Commander Daniel Ortega Monday received the Nicaraguan presidential sash from Parliament Speaker Gustavo Porras at Managua's Plaza de la Revolución during a ceremony attended by allies such as Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and C...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:17:00 GMTColombian woman finally granted euthanasia procedure
Just one day after Víctor Escobar became the first non-terminal patient to die through euthanasia in Colombia following a long legal battle, the 51-year-old Martha Sepúlveda followed suit. She suffered from amyotrophic latera...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:41:00 GMTCoronavirus keeps airline crews quarantined, passengers stranded
Multiple cases of COVID-19 are leaving companies understaffed but when it comes down to airline services it becomes far more notorious because scores of angry passengers fill airports everywhere.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:36:00 GMTVenezuela's inflation for the year 2021 reaches "only" 686.4%
Venezuela's Central Bank (BCV) has confirmed December's 7.6% marked the 12th consecutive month with inflation below 50% for an yearly total of 686.4%, it was announced.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:33:00 GMTColombian President removes tariffs from agricultural inputs
Colombian President Iván Duque has signed into law the new initiative which applies 0% tariffs on imports of inputs for agriculture and livestock production while creating a fund to benefit small and medium local businesses. T...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:09:00 GMTFirst non-terminal patient dies through euthanasia in Colombia
The 60-year-old Víctor Escobar has become Colombia's first non-terminal patient to die through euthanasia, after a legal battle of over two years. He was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that prevented him ...